Hollywood is constantly depicting robots to be the way of the future, and these freaky robots showcase the efforts of the technology industry to turn these fictional bots into reality.
These freaky robots include fire-breathing androids and soldier bots created to wreak havoc, emotion-mimicking robots and reverends designed to inspire happiness, and pole-dancing androids and babysitting robots that could replace their human counterparts. Which of these freaky robots are you anticipating most?
Implications - Browse through this collection and decide on which robot you plan to hire to take care of all your tedious and gruesome household chores and responsibilities. I wonder if any of these robots could do my homework...
83 Freaky Robots
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Pin-Up Girl Robots
Hajime Sorayama's Chrome Paintings Look Like Sexy C3P0s
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Sex Robots
David Levy Says Artificial Intelligence Coming Soon (In Bed)
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Freakishly Human Robots
Repliee Q1 Releases A Humanoid Capable of Emotion
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Lifelike Robot Children
Repliee R-1
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Recycled Robots
Reclaim2Fame Uses 80% Recycled Materials to Make Little Gadget Guys
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Lifelike Robots
75
Robot Soldiers
UN Peace Robots Make Love, Not War
74
Firefighting Robots
OLE Insect Firefighter
73
Boss-Controlled Robots
The QB from Anybots is a Mobile Video Conference
72
Self-Healing Mini Robots
EU Symbrion Program
71
Fire Fighter Robots
Forest-Clearing Transformer
70
Self-Fueling Robots
The EATR Will Hunt and Forage for Its Energy
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Creepy Recycled Sculptures
Nemo Gould Robots
68
Cell Phone Robots
'Callo' and 'Cally' by Ji-Dong Yim and Chris Shaw Are Bots That Dance & Cry
67
Nurse Robots
RIBA Assists and Interacts with Humans
66
Life-Saving Robots
Robocue Comes to the Rescue Where Humans Hesitate to Go
65
Flea-Sized Robots
Researchers Create Tiny Robots for Mass Production
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Robot Remixes
R2d2 Mixes the Beats in 'Robots' by Eclectic Method
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Athletic Mini Robots
The I-Sobot Plays Sports Like Soccer and Boxing
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Emotional Robots
MIT's Nexi
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Leg Spines = Super Spider Robots
60
Spidery Nanobots
The Columbia University DNA ‘Spiderbot' is Made Out of Microscopic Mo
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Eclectic Garbage Bots
Andrea Petrachi Creates Robots Made from Trash
58
Robot Reverends
The 'I-Fairy' Robot Marries Satoko Inoue and Tomohiro Shibata
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Reassembling Robots
Shape-Shifting Design That Reconfigures After Being Kicked Apart
56
Reclaimed Materials Robots
Etsy Artist Turns Junk into Artful Sculpture
55
Toyota Violin Playing Robot
Helpful Humanoids by 2010
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Suggestive Typewriter Robots
The 'Nude IV Delilah' Robot is a Seductive Magnet
53
Next Gen Robots
GM and NASA Team Up to Build a Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger Robonaut2
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Fire-Breathing Robots
The Maker Faire Dragon Can't Fly, But it Will Toast Marshmallows
51
Garbage-Collecting Robots
The Dustbot Launched for Quick Cleanup on Italian Streets
50
Gas Pumping Robots to Fuel Cars
Dutch "Tankpitstop" Robot
49
Asexual Robots
Self-Replicating Machines
48
Celebrity Robots
Interactive Elvis Bust
47
Housecleaning Robots
The Clickable World Interface Makes Cleaning a Breeze
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DIY Spider Robots
The Spiderbot by Daniel Schatzmayr is a Hexapod
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Origami Robots
'Robotagami' by Dustin Wallace is Made of a Single Sheet of Metal
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Running Robots
Toyota's Newer, Faster Robot Gives Us A Reason To Stay In Shape
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Giggling Robots Could Cure Cancer
Robots Laugh At Your Jokes
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Competitive Humanoid Robots
Meet CHARLI, America's Champion for Robocup
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Robots That Mimic Your Facial Expressions
Jules The Mandroid
40
Famous Scientist Robots
Unresponsive Einsteinbot Gives People Blank Stares
39
Pole-Dancing Robots
Fembots Grind at the Mutate London Exhibition
38
Ball-Fetching Robots
The RoboCup and Caddy Cord Set is Used by Golf Pros
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Grand Canyon Climbing Robots
Panasonic Evolta PR Stunt
36
Self-Learning Robots
ApriPoko Universal Remote
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Wall Climbing Robots
Electrostatic Vertical Surface Climbing
34
Smart Baby Robots
iCub Learning to Talk
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Monkey Thoughts Control Robots
Cognitive Powers of Apes for Tech
32
Human-Spined Robots
Kojiro is a Mechanised Humaniod Robot Servant
31
Fire-Breathing Robots
Junkyard Dog with Indigestion Roams the Streets of London
30
Fashion Model Robots
The HRP-4C Is Japan's Answer to Unaging Female Models
29
Ghost-Faced Robots
New Remo Robot Is As Creepy As It Is Advanced
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Dancing Prancing Robots
JULIA the Entertainment Robot is at Your Service
27
Social Message Robots
Crawling Japanese Salaryman
26
Paparazzi Robots
Mirror Installation Only Stares at "Interesting People"
25
Mall-Roaming Robots
Guard Robot D1 Acts as a Guide and Security Staff
24
Canine Robots
G-Dog
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Robots that Pee
METI Human Patient Simulator
22
Branded Bartender Robots
Mr. Asahi (UPDATE)
21
Primitive Lifeform Robots
University of Tokyo's Crazy Research Scheme (UPDATE)
20
Nanny Robots
The Family Nanny is a Super-Efficient Robot
19
Disco-Dancing Robots
Get Down With These Choreographed R2-D2s
18
Car Wreck Robots
Bruce Gray's BMW Robot Sculpture is the Ultimate Metal Machine
17
Musical Robots
Honda Asimo to Conduct Orchestra
16
Break Dancing Robots
Mechanical B-Boys Who Can Really Bust a Move
15
Penguin-Like Androids
TheCorpora Qbo Robot is a Great Addition to Any Home
14
Robots With Brains
Cybernetics Professor Kevin Warwick Grows Biological Grey Matter
13
High-Fiving Robots
Ken Lim's Guardian Robot Monitors Your Twitter Feed, Emotes Accordingly
12
Robotic Bikers
Joules is the Perfect Tandem Biking Partner
11
Huge Fire-Breathing Robots
‘Giant Torayan' is Highlight of Roppongi Art Night
10
Smelly Emotional Robots
Pomi Emits Smells & Makes Faces
9
Maestro Robots In Action
Honda Asimo Conducts Symphony (UPDATE)
8
Miming Robots
Robotic Marimba Player Improvises With Human Piano Player
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Ballroom Dancing Robots
Q4 Technologies Go-Robos as 'Strictly Ballroom' Competitors
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Fast Reflex Robots
Big Dog
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DIY Celebrity Robots
The Elvinator
4
Spiderman Robots
Tmsuk T-34 Robot Shoots Nets and Makes You Its Prey
3
Skyrocketing Robots
Sandia National Laboratories Creates Hopping Robots For Outer Space Situations
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Exercising Robots
Bandit is a Socially-Assistive Robotic Personal Trainer
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Psychotherapist Robots
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Disturbing Dragon Art
These Christopher Ulrich Paintings are Frighteningly Good
Mini Dragon Pets
An Avatarian Reptile Found in Indonesia
14 Features Showing People as Robots
Cyborg Culture Goes From Sci-Fi to the Mainstream
24 DIY Lighting Crafts
From DIY Dino Lighting to DIY Ink Lights
Recycled Glass Jewelry
Bottle Bottoms and Glass Scraps Get Gorgeous
Eerie Android Fashiontography
'Modamorfose' by Rui Aguiar is a Shoot Featuring Robot-Like Models
DIY Robot Mods
The Morphius Casemod is for Animated Movie Fans
Animal-Inspired Robotics
Robotech Cheetah's Mechanical Design Based on Biology
Dirty 'Avatar' Effigies
Check Out These Amazing Mud 'Avatar' Sculptures
Recycled Luxury Leather Bags
Cast-Offs Upcycled and Repurposed by B.C. Artisan
Insectified Rocket Choppers
The Dragonfly DF1 is a Safer and Simpler Way to Fly
16 Robotic Exoskeletons
From Subaquatic Exosketetons to Robotic Legs
Big Lizard Satchels
The New Dragon Backpack is Not Flame Retardent
Climate Change Sculptures
Man Unites With Nature in This Art Collection by Kate Macdowell
Plastic Pugilist Costumes
Life-Sized Rockem Sockem Robots are Better than Your Costume
Arachnid-Loving Apparel
Hairy Spiders Adorn Giles Deacon Spring 2010 Collection
Human Voice Robots
Robotic Mechanical Mouth Helps Hearing-Impaired Improve Articulation
Vacations With Mannequins
The Robot Girlfriend Christmas Story is the Gift That Keeps on Giving
Golf Course Couture
The Dunhill 2010 Spring Releases Requires No Memebership to Join its Style Clu
Giant Tarantula Backpacks
Furry Spider Does Double Duty as Book Bag
115 Career-Focused Robots
Next-Gen Workers, From Receptionists to Psychotherapists
Beer Sculptures
Artists in China Create Sculpture Using Only Frozen Beer
Cell Phone Robots
'Callo' and 'Cally' by Ji-Dong Yim and Chris Shaw Are Bots That Dance & Cry
Nurse Robots
RIBA Assists and Interacts with Humans
Military Boston Bots
Boston Dynamics Combines Sci-Fi Aspirations and State of the Art Tech
20 Secretarial Selections
From Twitter Secretaries to Robotic Assistants
Robot Fitness Coaches
Autom Helps You Stick to Your Fitness Plan
Robotic Poop Recyclers
The Eco-Friendly Samu Dog Robot Turns Pet Waste into Compost
Real Childhood Monsters
Robot Dixie is an Epic Mix of Childhood Toys by Brian Lee
Freaky Robo-Babies
Diego-San is a Scary Looking Giant Robot Baby
Artificial Intelligence Hamsters
Robotic Zhu Zhu Pets are the New Elmo of This Holiday Season
Eclectic Garbage Bots
Andrea Petrachi Creates Robots Made from Trash
Freestyling Robots (UPDATE)
Russia's Toyota Prius Robot is Captured in Stunning Images
Adorable Robotography
'Robots' by Slawomir Jarocki Puts Human-Like Sculptures to Work
Robot Reverends
The 'I-Fairy' Robot Marries Satoko Inoue and Tomohiro Shibata
Space Greenhouses
Le Petit Prince Robot Will Help Expand Living on Mars
Possessed Pianos
This Musical Robot by Peter Ablinger Can Give Speeches
Tiny Solar-Powered Robots
Handcrafted Mechanical Beings Made from Castoffs
Suggestive Typewriter Robots
The 'Nude IV Delilah' Robot is a Seductive Magnet
Transformer Dress Shirts
The CYCLE Morph Shirts are Fit for Any Occasion
Transparent Tune Holders
iAqua iPhone Dock is Clearly the Best Thing For Your Music
Next Gen Robots
GM and NASA Team Up to Build a Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger Robonaut2
Fire-Breathing Robots
The Maker Faire Dragon Can't Fly, But it Will Toast Marshmallows
Dance Mania Virals
Ely Kim's 'Boombox' Video Makes You Want to Get Up and Move
Golf Segways
The Mantys Golf Scooter Will Help Improve Your Drive
Freakishly Human Automatons
Skeletal ECCEROBOT Moves Just Like Humans
Classic Chrome Cycles
The Domenica Sport Bike is a Vintage Beauty
Demolition Robots
The Cynomy Demolition Vehicle is a Construction Worker's Nightmare
Housecleaning Robots
The Clickable World Interface Makes Cleaning a Breeze
DIY Spider Robots
The Spiderbot by Daniel Schatzmayr is a Hexapod
No-Skill-Needed Golf Clubs
The Swingless Golf Club Can Turn an Average Joe into an Arnold Palmer
Robot Penguin Shakers
Cosso Kitchenware Displays Chic and Easy-to-Use Designs
Cute Rehabilitation Robots
Taizou Offers Beneficial Exercises While Keeping a Smile on His Face
Robot Orphanages
Adoptabots Made from Salvaged Material Wait for New Homes
Song Splitting Robots
'Splitterbot' Allows for Legal Music Sharing
Spider-Inspired Art
Scott Hove Rope Work Creates Fantastic Web
Competitive Humanoid Robots
Meet CHARLI, America's Champion for Robocup
Robotic Mousetraps
Jake Easton Creates a Truly Modern Way to Get Rid of Rodents
DIY Dino Lighting
Think Geek Creates Mega Mesozoic Craft Lamps
DIY Robot Kits
Build Yourself a Junimotion Robot for $4,000
Ball-Fetching Robots
The RoboCup and Caddy Cord Set is Used by Golf Pros
Robotic Shuttles
Masdar Tests Driverless Autos in Net Zero Energy Community
Dragonfly Helicopters
'Animals' by Job van der Mole Modifies Insects Into Worker Bots
Rollercoaster Sculptures
The Tiger & Turtle Magic Mountain Landmark for Ruhr 2010
Eco-Energized Underwater Robots
SOLO-TREC is Set To Revolutionize Ocean Research
Snow Shoveling Robots
The i-Shovel Robot is Ready to Rid Your Walkway of Snow
Human-Spined Robots
Kojiro is a Mechanised Humaniod Robot Servant
Recycled Sculptural Lighting
Little Crush Table Lamps' Bases Made From Old Drink Bottles
Ghost-Faced Robots
New Remo Robot Is As Creepy As It Is Advanced
Melting Award Statues
The D Face Oscar Sculpture Makes Social Commentary on the Movie Business
Felt Icon Sculptures
Lil' Conan O'Brien is a Cutesy Tribute to the Host
Eco Activist Bots
Robotic Advertisers Pitch the TOTO Greenmax 4.8
Dancing Prancing Robots
JULIA the Entertainment Robot is at Your Service
Sword Fight Wedding Dances
The Ariel and Andrew Dragon LEGO Wedding Goes Against Convention
Electronic Good Samaritans
Robovie R3 is Programmed to be Kind
DIY Timepieces
The Ice Tube Clock Kit is Made for Tinkerers
Regal Reconnaissance Robots
iRobot Warrior 700 Does the Dirty Work Quite Well
Android Smart Phones
Polaris Mobile Phone Robot Ensures Humanity's Technological Enslavement
Nanny Robots
The Family Nanny is a Super-Efficient Robot
Cupids for Gearheads
Self-Taught Artist Miguel Mejia Creates Sculptures from Junk
Car Wreck Robots
Bruce Gray's BMW Robot Sculpture is the Ultimate Metal Machine
Steampunk Simpson Robots
This Neon Green Bart Simpson Sculpture is Eerily Futuristic
Human-Like Mechanical Limbs
The Shadow Dexterous Hand Can Mimic Our Movements
Amazing Unicycling Robots
Murata Girl is a Modern Mechanical Wonder
Linked & Locked Fashion
Dion Lee Redefines Australia's Fashion Front
Fire-Fighting Mini-Bots
The Hoya Robot Goes into Harm's Way to Help Firemen
Robotic Bikers
Joules is the Perfect Tandem Biking Partner
Clever Robotic Assistants
The Aurelien Dogbeh Zaojun is a Smart Secretary
Robotic Bees
Harvard Researchers Get $10 Million to Create Robobees
Blood Sucking Robots
The Bloodbot is a Highly Trained Surgical Instrument for Extracting Samples
Robot Astronauts
NASA Project M Aims to Send Astronaut Bots Into Space
Thought-Controlled Battle Bots
Mind Impulses Control Robot Warrior's Movements
Disaster Discovery Devices
The J T Engineering College 'Earthquake Detector Robot'
Rubik's Cube Robots
The CubeStormer Crushes the Rubik's Cube in Record Time
Paintball-Shooting Cars
The Robotic Weapon Paintball Car is a Cool Non-Lethal Toy
Lightning-Fast Stacking Machines
The Flexpicker Robot Can Pile 400 Pancakes a Minute
Fire-Breathing Dragon Accessories
The Dragon Firepit by Kodjo Kouwenhoven
Suped-Up Solar Carts
The Indoor Solar Car by Ehab Omaro is the Ultimate Sun Chariot
Hole-in-One Furniture
With the La Gota Table by Timothy Emmott, It's Always Tee Time
Skyrocketing Robots
Sandia National Laboratories Creates Hopping Robots For Outer Space Situations
Redemptive Athlete Ads
Tiger Woods Nike Commercial Offers Forgiveness in the Sign of the Swoosh
Robot Wine Holders
Add a Moustache to This Unique Wine Rack
Exercising Robots
Bandit is a Socially-Assistive Robotic Personal Trainer
Breast Biopsy Robots
Future Robots May Do Surgery on Their Own
Robotic Music Accessories
Christopher Conte's Biomechanical Mike Stand is SKYNET-Approved
Robot Spiderman Spinoffs
Spiderbot Mimics Peter Parker's Skills, Sorta
Adulterous Athlete Comebacks
The Tiger Woods Masters Return Proves the Fire of Golf is not Extinct