ROBOTS I N M O V IE S

AND TE L E V IS I ON
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THANKS TO MOVIES AND TELEVISION SHOWS, IT MADE ROBOTS VERY FAMOUS. ASK
ANY KID WHAT A ROBOT IS AND THEY WILL TELL YOU WHAT IT IS. KIDS AND ADULTS
ALIKE JUST LOVE THEM. MOVIES AND TELEVISION IMMORTALIZED AND MAKE ROBOTS
EVEN MORE POPULAR. IT SEEMS THAT EVERYONE GREW UP WITH ROBOTS.
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IN 1977, THE FIRST STAR WARS
MOVIE WAS SHOWN; IT FEATURED
ROBOTS SUCH AS R2-D2, A ROBOT
THAT CAN WALK ON TWO LEGS
ASSISTS THE MAJOR CHARACTERS IN
THE VARIOUS MISSIONS IN THE MOVIE
AND C-3P0 A DROID COMPANION OF
R2-D2
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THE JAPANESE ANIMATED TELEVISION

PROGRAMS SUCH AS VOLTES V AND MAZINGER
Z WAY BACK IN THE 1980’S BROUGHT ROBOTS IN
EVERY HOUSEHOLDS IN THE PHILIPPINES. IT
WAS AN ERA WHEN KIDS RUN OFF RIGHT AFTER
SCHOOL HEADING TOWARDS HOME TO CATCH
THE NEXT EPISODE OF VOLTES V AND
MAZINGER Z ON TELEVISION
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IF YOU ASK ABOUT TODAY’S KIDS’ GENERATION, WHO WOULD NOT BE FAMILIAR
WITH OPTIMUS PRIME AND BUMBLE BEE? THE FIRST TRANSFORMERS SCIENCE
FICTION MOVIE WAS RELEASED IN 2007. IT FEATURES AUTOBOTS AND THE EVIL
DECEPTICONS COMPRISES THE TWO FACTIONS OF ALIEN ROBOTS WHO CAN
DISGUISE THEMSELVES BY TRANSFORMING INTO EVERYDAY VEHICLES AND
MACHINERY. A SEQUEL, TRANSFORMERS REVENGE OF THE FALLEN WAS SHOWN
IN 2009 AND A THIRD, TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON WAS RELEASED IN
2011.
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“Optimus Prime” “Bumble Bee”

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IN 2008 AN ANIMATED SCIENCE FICTION

ROMANTIC MOVIE PRODUCED BY PIXAR
ANIMATION STUDIOS BECAME A BOX OFFICE
HIT. IT TELLS OF THE DISTANT FUTURE
ADVENTURES OF A WASTE COLLECTING
ROBOT NAMED WALL-E WHO MET AND FELL
IN LOVE WITH ANOTHER ROBOT NAMED EVE.
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THEY ACCIDENTALLY EMBARK ON A SPACE

JOURNEY THAT WILL ULTIMATELY DECIDE THE
FATE OF MANKIND. BOTH ROBOTS EXHIBIT AN
APPEARANCE OF FREE WILL AND EMOTIONS
SIMILAR TO HUMANS, WHICH MADE THE
ROBOTS MORE APPEALING TO THEIR
AUDIENCES.
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MARC ANDRE BAZERGUI A
CANADIAN SCIENTIST/PROGRAMMER,
LEGO ENTHUSIAST MADE HIS OWN
VERSION OF WALL-E MADE OF LEGO
MINDSTORM. MARC USED 6 NXT
BRICKS, 17 MOTORS AND THOUSANDS
OF PARTS TO MAKE HIS WALL-E
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THESE FICTIONAL ROBOTS WERE
EITHER FEATURED AS HEROES OR
VILLAINS. IN REALITY, THERE’S REALLY
MORE TO ROBOTS THAN JUST IN THE
MOVIES OR TELEVISION AND YOU WILL
SURELY BE EVEN MORE FASCINATED
AT WHAT THEY CAN DO.