“Robots,” for the purposes of this list, fall into the following categories: Androids, cyborgs and intelligent automatons in general.With sci-fi being as vogue in popular culture as ever, now is the perfect time to reflect back on our favorite ’bots as represented in film. Before we begin, some ground rules: And they carry with them all the wonder, hubris, hope and dread that that drive compels. Robots are a mainstay of the genre for good reason: They stand in as cogent symbols of humanity’s drive to create, to build, to extend its understanding of the human condition. Quick: Name five things most closely associated with science fiction… Time’s up! If “robots” isn’t on your list, you’re either from the future where artificial humanoids are nothing but the mere background radiation of contemporary living, or you are, in fact, a robot yourself, masquerading in the skin of a human right now.
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