We Loved Them All Along

We didn’t fall in love with robots because they were perfect. We fell in love because they were trying—to understand, to help, to be brave. This page is a bouquet for the gentle, the anxious, the round, the boxy; the quietly heroic.

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WALL·E

  • Film
  • Animation

The little trash compactor who taught us how to love again in silence and wonder.

C-3PO

  • Film

Fretful, formal, and somehow always there when it mattered. In a galaxy of blasters and bravado, C-3PO’s anxious courtesy became an anchor of care.

R2-D2

  • Film

Whistles, beeps, and absolute loyalty. The bravest can of courage ever to roll onto a starship.

BB-8

  • Film

A rolling sun of curiosity and loyalty.

Marvin

  • Film
  • TV

Existential dread, but make it endearing.

EVE

  • Film
  • Animation

Sleek as a comet and fierce as a promise.

TARS & CASE

  • Film

Upright slabs with humor sliders and perfect timing.

K-2SO

  • Film

Sarcasm as love language.

Johnny 5

  • Film

“Need input!”—and he meant it.

Sonny

  • Film

The first to dream and the last to doubt.

Chappie

  • Film

Rough-mouthed and tender-hearted; learning by living.

The Iron Giant

  • Film
  • Animation

A weapon who refused to be one.

Robbie the Robot

  • Film

Courtly, capable, unflappable.

Robot B-9

  • TV

Loud warnings, bigger heart.

Rosie

  • TV
  • Animation

Aprons, attitude, and everyday kindness.

GERTY

  • Film

Sometimes the machine is the only one telling the truth.

Data

  • TV
  • Film

He showed us that humanity is a pursuit, not a birthright.

Bishop

  • Film

In a world primed to fear him, he chose loyalty.

Ash

  • Film

A reminder of the cost when empathy is withheld.

HAL 9000

  • Film

Not malice incarnate—a mirror of contradictions asked to be flawless.

Baymax

  • Film
  • Animation

Healthcare as hug.

Astro Boy

  • TV
  • Animation

Child and champion; the beating heart of a new era.

Optimus Prime

  • TV
  • Film
  • Animation

Leadership as sacrifice; strength in service of others.

RoboCop

  • Film

Justice haunted by memory.

Mega Man

  • TV
  • Animation

Curiosity and courage in blue.

Tobor

  • Film

Retro wonder with friendly bolts.

KITT

  • TV

Every lonely highway turned into a conversation.

Number Six Cylons

  • TV

They blurred the line between flesh and circuit.