Famous Robots - Real and fictional
| Rick Deckard Rick Deckard is the protagonist in Philip K. Dick's novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep. as well as the 1982 film adaptation Blade Runner directed by Ridley Scott. In the film, Deckard is played by Harrison Ford. |
| R2d2 R2-D2 (phonetically spelled Artoo-Detoo or Artoo-Deetoo, and called "Artoo" for short), is a fictional droid in the Star Wars universe, an astromech droid. R2-D2 is one of only four characters to appear in all six Star Wars films, the others being Anakin Skywalker (Darth Vader), Obi-Wan Kenobi, and R2-D2's droid companion C-3PO. R2-D2 was played by Kenny Baker. |
| Roomba The Roomba is an autonomous robotic vacuum cleaner made and sold by iRobot. Under normal operating conditions, it is able to navigate a living space and its obstacles while vacuuming the floor. The Roomba was introduced in 2002; as of January 2008[update], over 2.5 million units have been sold. Several updates and new models have since been released that allow the Roomba to better negotiate obstacles and optimize cleaning. |
| Flying robot The Micro Flying Robot (µFR) is the world’s smallest and lightest robot helicopter prototype, which was developed by Seiko Epson and demonstrated at the International Robot Exhibition in Tokyo in Nov 2003. The purpose of its development was to demonstrate its micromechatronics technology and to explore the possible use of microrobots and the development of component technology applications. |
| Terminator The Terminator is a 1984 science fiction/action film directed and co-written by James Cameron. It features Arnold Schwarzenegger as The Terminator, Linda Hamilton as Sarah Connor and Michael Biehn as Kyle Reese. The film was followed by three sequels. The franchise has evolved to include video games and a television series. |
| Sony Robodog AIBO (Artificial Intelligence roBOt, homonymous with "pal" in Japanese) was one of several types of robotic pets designed and manufactured by Sony; there have been several different models since their introduction on May 11, 1999. AIBO was discontinued in 2006. |
| Optimus Prime Optimus Prime is a fictional character and the protagonist of the Transformers universes. In G1, before being transformed into Optimus Prime his name was Orion Pax. |
| Asimo ASIMO is a humanoid robot created by Honda. Standing at 130 centimeters (4 feet 3 inches) and weighing 54 kilograms (114 pounds), the robot resembles a small astronaut wearing a backpack and can walk or run on two feet at speeds up to 6 km/h (4.3 mph), matching EMIEW.[1] ASIMO was created at Honda's Research & Development Wako Fundamental Technical Research Center in Japan. It is the current model in a line of eleven that began in 1986 with E0. |
| Data Lieutenant Commander Data (pronounced /ˈdeɪtə/), played by Brent Spiner, is a character in Star Trek: The Next Generation (TNG) television series and in the four subsequent The Next Generation films. |
| kismet Kismet is a robot made in the late 1990s at MIT with auditory, visual and expressive systems intended to participate in human social interaction and to demonstrate simulated human emotion and appearance. |
| Police Robot Police robots represent a new era in emergency response. These mechanized units grant access to dangerous situations that are unsuitable for first responders. |
| Robocap RoboCop is a 1987 "cyberpunk" themed film directed by Paul Verhoeven. Set in a crime-ridden Detroit, Michigan in the near future, RoboCop centers on a police officer who is murdered brutally and subsequently re-created as a super-human cyborg known as "RoboCop". RoboCop includes larger themes regarding the media, gentrification and human nature in addition to being an action film. It has spawned merchandise, two sequels, four television series, video games and two comic book adaptations. |
| Johnny 5 Johnny 5 stars in the movie "Short circuit" directed by John Badham.The story revolves around a sentient robot labeled "SAINT Number 5." The acronym SAINT stands for "Strategic Artificially Intelligent Nuclear Transport." The robot later takes the name "Johnny 5". |
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| Marvin the android Marvin, the Paranoid Android is a fictional character in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series by Douglas Adams. Marvin is the ship's robot aboard the starship Heart of Gold. He was built as a prototype of Sirius Cybernetics Corporation's GPP (Genuine People Personalities) technology. |
| Robby the robot Robby the Robot is a fictional character who has made a number of appearances in science fiction movies and television programs from 1956 onward. Robby the Robot is a 6-foot, 11-inch tall mechanical suit designed for an actor to wear, to play the part of a robot. It was originally designed for the 1956 MGM movie Forbidden Planet, and quickly became an icon. |
