Robots (seen)
Work in progress. No order. No cyborgs.
To count as a robot, they must have the following characteristics:
1. Autonomous (has A.I. pre-programed to do something)
2. Completely synthetic; no living tissue
3. Has a body of some sort (if A.I. resides within a computer, which is not inside of a robot body, I'd consider it only a program)
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Terminator is technically a cyborg because he is a robot wearing living flesh, which is not synthetic. He just barely makes it into the cyborg category.
Saturn 3 "robots" are cyborgs because they have human brains.
Fembots (Six Million Dollar Man, etc) are cyborgs.
I guess I'll have to make cyborg lists eventually.
Pretty much all "robot" combat shows are actually remote controlled combat vehicle shows. Might as well just be remote controlled cars with knives taped to them.
Note: A Roomba with a knife taped to it is an actual robot. Probably not a very good combat robot (since its A.I. is programmed not to bump into things), but still more of a robot than a remote controlled vehicle.
To count as a robot, they must have the following characteristics:
1. Autonomous (has A.I. pre-programed to do something)
2. Completely synthetic; no living tissue
3. Has a body of some sort (if A.I. resides within a computer, which is not inside of a robot body, I'd consider it only a program)
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Terminator is technically a cyborg because he is a robot wearing living flesh, which is not synthetic. He just barely makes it into the cyborg category.
Saturn 3 "robots" are cyborgs because they have human brains.
Fembots (Six Million Dollar Man, etc) are cyborgs.
I guess I'll have to make cyborg lists eventually.
Pretty much all "robot" combat shows are actually remote controlled combat vehicle shows. Might as well just be remote controlled cars with knives taped to them.
Note: A Roomba with a knife taped to it is an actual robot. Probably not a very good combat robot (since its A.I. is programmed not to bump into things), but still more of a robot than a remote controlled vehicle.
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- DirectorRichard StanleyStarsDylan McDermottStacey TravisJohn LynchThe head of a cyborg reactivates, rebuilds itself, and goes on a violent rampage in a space marine's girlfriend's apartment.
- DirectorAllan ArkushStarsAndy KaufmanBernadette PetersRandy QuaidTwo household robots run away and try to start a family.
- DirectorNoel BlackStarsMaureen StapletonEdward HerrmannPaul BenedictThree children and their father get a very special robot grandmother to assist them.
- DirectorAndrew StantonStarsBen BurttElissa KnightJeff GarlinA robot who is responsible for cleaning a waste-covered Earth meets another robot and falls in love with her. Together, they set out on a journey that will alter the fate of mankind.
- DirectorBrad BirdStarsEli MarienthalHarry Connick Jr.Jennifer AnistonA young boy befriends a giant robot from outer space that a paranoid government agent wants to destroy.
- DirectorChris ColumbusStarsRobin WilliamsEmbeth DavidtzSam NeillThe life and times of Andrew, a robot purchased as a household appliance programmed to perform menial tasks. As Andrew begins to experience emotions and creative thought, the Martin family soon discovers they don't have an ordinary robot.
- DirectorMark L. LesterStarsBradley GreggTraci LindMalcolm McDowellThree ex-military robots are reprogrammed as teachers and secretly placed in a school where most students are part of organized gangs. They begin to respond violently to unruly students, and their military training starts to take over.
- DirectorMichael CrichtonStarsYul BrynnerRichard BenjaminJames BrolinA robot malfunction creates havoc and terror for unsuspecting vacationers at a futuristic, adult-themed amusement park.
- DirectorJohn BadhamStarsAlly SheedySteve GuttenbergFisher StevensNumber 5 of a group of experimental robots in a lab is electrocuted, suddenly becomes intelligent, and escapes.
- DirectorKenneth JohnsonStarsFisher StevensMichael McKeanTim BlaneyRobot Johnny Five comes to the city and gets manipulated by criminals who want him for their own purposes.
- DirectorRidley ScottStarsHarrison FordRutger HauerSean YoungA blade runner must pursue and terminate four replicants who stole a ship in space and have returned to Earth to find their creator.
- DirectorDouglas TrumbullStarsBruce DernCliff PottsRon RifkinIn a future where all flora are extinct on Earth, an astronaut is given orders to destroy the last of Earth's plant samples, kept in a greenhouse aboard a spacecraft.
- DirectorAlex ProyasStarsWill SmithBridget MoynahanBruce GreenwoodIn 2035, a technophobic cop investigates a crime that may have been perpetrated by a robot, which leads to a larger threat to humanity.
- DirectorJim WynorskiStarsKelli MaroneyTony O'DellRussell ToddA group of young shopping mall employees stay behind for a late night party in one of the stores. When the mall goes on lock-down before they can get out, the robot security system malfunctions, and goes on a killing spree.
- DirectorStephen NorringtonStarsBrad DourifEly PougetWilliam HootkinsAfter a mad genius inventor of killer robots and cyborgs at Chaank Armaments Corp. kills execs, he unleashes his ultimate death machine on the new cute CEO firing him.Pretty bad until nearer to the end.
- DirectorDon HallChris WilliamsStarsRyan PotterScott AdsitJamie ChungA special bond develops between plus-sized inflatable robot Baymax and prodigy Hiro Hamada, who together team up with a group of friends to form a band of high-tech heroes.
- CreatorGlen A. LarsonRonald D. MooreStarsEdward James OlmosMary McDonnellJamie BamberWhen an old enemy, the Cylons, resurface and obliterate the 12 colonies, the crew of the aged Galactica protect a small civilian fleet - the last of humanity - as they journey toward the fabled 13th colony, Earth.
- DirectorAlex GarlandStarsAlicia VikanderDomhnall GleesonOscar IsaacA young programmer is selected to participate in a ground-breaking experiment in synthetic intelligence by evaluating the human qualities of a highly advanced humanoid A.I.
- DirectorRintarôStarsToshio FurukawaScott WeingerYuka ImotoKenichi and his uncle Shunsaku Ban must find the mystery behind robot girl Tima.
- DirectorPierre-William GlennStarsKaren AllenJürgen ProchnowJohnny HallydayIn a sort of "Mad Max" futuristic adventure, an international sport has been established where a driver of a computerized truck must drive across country to an established terminus and not be stopped by other vehicles. The lead truck, called "Monster" has been created by a boy genius and is to be driven by a woman through the course. The only problem is the computer guidance system fails and she ends up in uncharted territories. There she encounters leather-clad hoods who torture her and eventually kill her. Before dying she tells a fellow prisoner about the truck and he uses it to escape. Most of the rest of the film is his relationship ("2001" - Hal-like) with the truck's computer and his avoidance of attacking vehicles. Meanwhile back at the Terminus, the boy genius is ruled by a mysterious doctor, who may have another plan in mind.I think Monster was supposed to be a robot that could control the van thing. I watched the American/German version, which is edited badly and changed things so drastically, that little made any sense. I hope there is a French version with English subtitles out there somewhere. - On another note, if anyone knows which cartoon was shown in the film, I'd really like to know. Thanks!
(May technically only count as an A.I. program.) - CreatorJoseph BarberaWilliam HannaStarsGeorge O'HanlonJanet WaldoMel BlancThe misadventures of a futuristic family.
- DirectorIwao TakamotoJoseph BarberaWilliam HannaStarsGeorge O'HanlonPenny SingletonMel BlancGeorge Jetson is forced to uproot his family when Mr. Spacely promotes him to take charge of a new factory on a distant planet.
- CreatorHoward LeedsStarsRichard ChristieMarla PenningtonJerry SupiranThe zany adventures of a suburban family, their next-door neighbors, and an innovative robot designed to look like a human child.
- DirectorGreg PakStarsTamlyn TomitaJames SaitoVin KnightFour tales: a robot baby as a pre-adoption test, a mother and her dying son's toy robot collection, a lonely robot office worker, and a sculptor contemplating robot-enabled immortality.
- DirectorWilliam SachsStarsStephen MachtAvery SchreiberJ.D. HintonIn the 31st century, sexy blonde android Galaxina helms the crew of a space cruiser on a mission to find the Blue Star, a mystical gem that holds unlimited power.
