Hollywood has always been fascinated by robots.
They are a very important staple of sci-fi, because the way robots are portrayed in movies tend to say a lot about how people feel about technology during any given point in time.
In the 1980s, fears of Cold War technology annihilating all life on earth made for more frightening robots.
Today, everybody has a computer in their home and a smartphone in their pocket. Many of today's movie robots seem like they could be our friends.
Here are the greatest robots in cinematic history.
15. TARS stole the show from Matthew McConaughey, Jessica Chastain, and Anne Hathaway in 2014's "Interstellar."
Surprisingly, the most relatable and human part of "Interstellar" is a box-shaped robot named TARS. Unlike many other robots on this list, TARS has a human personality and a hell of a sense of humor.
14. Gypsy Danger from "Pacific Rim" is controlled by humans. Yet, mankind needs this gigantic robot in order to bring down the Kaiju trying to destroy the world.
13. Dot Matrix from "Spaceballs" is meant to be a parody of another robot later on this list. She is played by the late, great Joan Rivers.
One of her many features includes a "Virgin Alarm."
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