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The first robots were born from imagination, rather than engineering. Our “walk of fame” features replicas of fictional robots that inspired real-world creations. Explore iconic robots and see how they’ve evolved over the years.
This massive alien robot befriends a 9-year-old boy in a modern animated classic.
Maria, a pioneering robot icon in science fiction, appeared in Fritz Lang’s 1927 silent film “Metropolis,” which was set in 2026. Though never named, she is created as an evil mechanical duplicate of the heroine, Maria.
This massive alien robot befriends a 9-year-old boy in a modern animated classic.
The standout character from the 1956 film “Forbidden Planet” became the movie’s most memorable feature and helped to create its cult following.
The unnamed robot from “Lost in Space,” designed by Robert Kinoshita, possessed superhuman strength and advanced weaponry but often showed human traits like laughter, sadness, and mockery.
The robot from “2001: A Space Odyssey” controls the spaceship Discovery’s systems but becomes “mad” due to the pressure of its responsibilities and hidden secrets.
This robot from “Silent Running” reflects the film’s ecological themes, updating the political undertones common in 1950s sci-fi to address Earth’s growing environmental threats.
This golden robot stands alongside R2-D2, bringing humor and driving the plot of the “Star Wars” films.
WALL•E was both the star and the namesake of a motion picture produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Pixar Animation Studios. WALL•E (Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-Class) is the last robot left on Earth, programmed to clean up the planet, one trash cube at a time. However, after 700 years, he’s developed one little glitch—a personality.
