Beardguy57 said:
I would want a robot friend like the Robot from
Lost in space, ( the TV show. ) or even like Rex,
from Lester del Rey's book, Runaway Robot.
That would be ultra cool!!!!
I feel such robots could exist oneday,
not too many years from now. All we need is a few
breakthroughs in cybernetics.
I love that robot too, Beardguy.
He has an enduringly cool and futuristic look, and a lot of personality.
As I'm sure you're aware, he was first introduced in the movie
Forbidden Planet(1956)

I also like this publicity illustration from the movie:
http://www.100megsfree3.com/glaw/robby/robby9.jpgHot women, short skirts, hot legs, and robots... what a combo !


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I also love the robot from
This Island Earth(1955) which beyond the robot is a terrific story, and a science fiction classic .
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**UPDATE** Ooops !
I meant to say the robot in
Day the Earth Stood Still(1951):

Which is a great movie, with a mysterious and powerful alien robot (and referred to, with clear story parallels, in Alan Moore's WATCHMEN ).
This Island Earth is a great movie too, with lots of cool aliens and spaceships, but
no robots. My mistake.

http://www.scifimovies.com/movies/mov0002.shtml