Sci-fi Robots

Sci-fi Robots

Robots in Science Fiction
Robots have a long history in science fiction. The first sci-fi robot appeared in Karel Capek's sci-fi play Rossum's Universal Robots (R.U.R.) in 1921. This play focused on nothing more than showing that 'Man build Robots and eventually is destroyed by those robots'. The term 'Robot' in sci-fi gained its popularity only after this play.

Also the term robot in science fiction includes anything acting as a mechanical artificial agent. 'Android' in sci-fi represents artificial men. Similarly 'Gynoids' represents artificial women and 'Cyborgs' artificial humans with significant mechanical enhancements. Sci-fi robots can be categorized on the basis of four different features:

- Plausibly: This means how much possible it is to build a similar device on the basis of existing technology.

- Dangerous: How dangerous the robot is for its enemies.

- Coolness: This includes the appearance, consider, Social media marketing Adelaide design , Sportwerks RC Models and looks of the robot.

- Comedy: Is robot able to provide some kind of a humor in the film, play or book in which it appears.

Some of the most famous science fictional works featuring robots are listed below. It includes plays, books, radio series and movies also.

- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: It started as a radio series on BBC. Due to its great success it has ever since being published as books, television series, stage shows, and 2 computer games. It is one of the funniest plays ever. Every line, every word reflects the perfection and hard work behind it. The book is part of 5 part trilogy play.

- I Robot: It is collection of nine sci-fi robot related short stories written by Isaac Asimov. The story starts from the initial development of robots and ends 100 years after in time when robots are so powerful that they control human beings.

- Rendezvous with Rama: Written by Arthur C. Clarke, this book won the Hugo and the Nebula awards.

- Gateway: This book has been written by author Frederik Pohl. The novel is about a space craft look at, Remote Controlled Boats left by long gone generation of aliens. The book has won both Hugo and the Nebula awards.

- Star Wars (1977): The first Star War movie made in 1977 gave silver screen one of the most famous robot duo ever, R2 & C3PO.

- Robocop: The punch line of this movie was: Part man, Part machine, All cop. The movie showed how a human turns into a robot to solve crimes in Detroit area.

- HAL: Made by Stanley Kubrick in 2001, this movie shows a computer named HAL as a murderer. This computer is shown as the pinnacle of computer processing. Whereas the other computer in the movie, Roadrunner, is shown as the fastest computer in the world.

- RUN: Box-Logan's Run shows a large robot who turns out to be insane. When the robots earlier job of processing food also look at, Digital Photography Info ends because of end of food look at, Grapefruit Oil delivery system, the robot decides to freeze the sanctuary seekers.

- The Terminator: The movie shows Terminator's mission of killing Sarah Connor whose future son leads a resistance against machines. A human, kyle Resse, is also sent from the future to protect this little boy. The movie also had some elements of drama in it.

- A-I Robots: This classic from Steven Spielberg and filmmaker Stanley Kubrick features checkout, Pencil Drawing Birds tons of robots.

The list of science fictional work featuring robots is never ending. As humans learned more about robotics and computing the robots also evolved from just a mechanical device to human looking androids.


<< Previous Rumble Robots | Back to Types of Robots | Next >> Small and Mini Robots


 

 

Featured Articles
CB Radio Band CB Radio Band
Using a CB radio band in the proper manner doesn't take a crash-course in communications to learn; i

RC Warship Combat RC Warship Combat
RC warship combat is one of the newest forms of RC boat competitions that have been introduced. With

Digital Photography Info Digital Photography Info
Digital photography info comes from numerous sources, and you can decide where you will look to lear

Remote Controlled Boats Remote Controlled Boats
Remote controlled boats can be operated in aquariums or swimming pools. Since radio controlled boats

BeRobot now more affordable BeRobot now more affordable
GStream, the makers of BeRobot have dropped the price on their range of humanoid robots.


Popular search terms people have used to find this page are sci fi robots (14.61%), https://www.google.com (8.99%), sci fi robot (8.99%), https://www.google.com/ (6.74%), http://www.google.de/imgres?imgurl=http:%2F%2Fwww.hobby.net.au%2Fupload%2Fflex_img%2Flarge_2104200 (6.74%), scifi robot (6.74%), http://www.google.de/imgres?imgurl=http://www.hobby.net.au/upload/flex_img/large_21042009061024_01.j (4.49%), https://www.google.com.au/ (3.37%), https://www.google.co.uk/ (3.37%), robot sci fi (2.25%), http://www.google.se/imgres?hl=sv&sa=X&biw=1280&bih=663&tbm=isch&prmd=imvns&tbnid=0irUEhOfMQIlpM:&im (2.25%), http://www.google.com.mx/imgres?start=337&um=1&hl=es&safe=off&sa=X&biw=1920&bih=1017&tbm=isch&tbnid= (2.25%), http://www.google.se/imgres?start=203&um=1&hl=sv&noj=1&biw=1366&bih=667&tbm=isch&tbnid=0irUEhOfMQIlp (2.25%), robots in sci fi (2.25%), http://www.google.fr/imgres?start=341&um=1&hl=fr&safe=off&tbo=d&biw=1280&bih=896&tbm=isch&tbnid=0irU (2.25%), fiction robots (2.25%), http://www.google.co.id/imgres?imgurl=http://www.hobby.net.au/upload/flex_img/large_21042009061024_0 (2.25%), sci fi robot robot (2.25%), http://www.google.fr/imgres?imgurl=http:%2F%2Fwww.hobby.net.au%2Fupload%2Fflex_img%2Flarge_2104200 (2.25%), Robots scifi (2.25%), sci fi pictures of robots (2.25%), rossum's robots (2.25%), http://www.google.fr/imgres?imgurl=http://www.hobby.net.au/upload/flex_img/large_21042009061024_01.j (2.25%), https://www.google.co.in/ (2.25%), sci fi boat (2.25%)