Famous robots in film and TV

One of the most discussed questions in relation to robots are in fact the film robots, so here are a few

Famous robots in Tv and film

Terminator.

Appeared in all three Terminator films. Full name is T-100. In each film, the terminator sent back is a different one. There are three types of terminator seen in the films: T-100 (played by Arnold Schwarzenegger), T-1000, and T-X (AKA Terminatrix).

Bender (Futurama)

Bender is a loud mouthed, obnoxious beer drinking robot in the animated series Futurama. According to the episode “mars university”, he attended college, majoring in bending, and minoring in robo-american studies. He is also revealed to be 30% iron in the episode “The 30% Iron Chef”. Bender’s appearance is what we imagine what a robot would be like.

R2D2

Perhaps the most famous robot in film. R2D2 is a special type of robot known as a droid. He serves as a helpful aid to some of the characters in the star-wars movies.

what are some common toy robots?

There are many toy robots that are built for household consumption, but most people ask the question: what are toy robots? how can we identify them?

In order to answer this discussion question on toy robotics, here are two well know examples of yesteryear.

Furby

Who can forget the fluffball of fun? When first released in 1998, it revolutionised toys with its ability to interact with its ‘owners’ with speech and automated movement.

Aibo

Aibo is the robotic pet dog created by Sony Corp. While most people see Aibo as an interactive toy, it is in essence a robot, as it is controlled by a computer chip. Aibo is also used for research into artificial intelligence as it is cheaper than conventional research robots.

robotics discussion questions - what is robotics?

Robotics, put simply, is the use of electrical components to move mechanical components. The key components of robots are their ability to perform repetitive tasks in a precise manner

There are many example of robotics use today, in toys and industry. Their function determines their appearance. For example, a robot that was designed for wielding car parts would not need arms and legs. We can classify robots into two categories – industrial and domestic.

Where are robots used? Another one of those robotics discussion questions.

Industrial robots

There are many robots in industry today doing jobs too repetitive or too dangerous for a human to do. These include continuous welding for steel pipes, welding car components in an assembly line, bomb disposal, and clearing of toxic waste to name a few.

Domestic robots

Many people want a robot that is bipedal, can walk and talk, as well as look human. We are rapidly advancing on this with the bipedal robots from Honda, Sony, and other Japanese companies with R&D in electronics. We aren’t quite at that stage yet, but there have been household robots designed to make life easier. these include the roomba and Mistibishi's domestic helper known as wakamaru.

We are rapidly getting to the point where we could build the 'dream robot' such as the one below.

no. not that one....

this one.