The idea of a robot was always fascinating to us. The literature discovered it and passed the lesson to the cinema. That's probably one the reasons there are always new films about them. The last one released, Transformers, isn't on my "must see" list, but many others are, like Forbidden Planet.

To homage this incredible creation of human mind in the big screen, the TIME made an especial article: 80 Years of Robots in Hollywood. The article shows ten fine examples of known films from the 1920's to 2000's, including Metropolis, The Day the Earth Stood Still and Blade Runner.

More posts about robots in the cinema: Robots Lists, The Top Ten Sexiest Female Robots, Kubrick 2001: The space odyssey explained and Forbidden Planet. Enjoy also to watch some remarkable, and not so much, films and animations with robots at Videos with Bibi: Supeman Fleischer's Cartoons, Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet, The Day The Earth Stood Still and Jiří Trnka short stop-motion films.