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ROBOTS IN POPULAR CULT: ANDROIDS & CYBORGS IN AM IMGNTN

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<p>In the last 10 years, technology and artificial intelligence (AI) have become not only a daily but a minute-by-minute part of American life-more integrated into our lives than anyone would have believed even a generation before. Americans have long known the adorable and helpful R2-D2 and the terrible possibilities of Skynet and its army of Terminators. Throughout, we have seen machines as valuable allies and horrifying enemies. Today, Americans cling to their mobile phones with the same affection that Luke Skywalker felt for the squat R2-D2. Meanwhile, our phones, personal computers, and cars have attained the ability to know and learn everything about us.<br><br>This volume opens with essays about robots in popular culture, followed by 100 A-Z entries on the most famous AIs in film, comics, and more. Sidebars highlight ancillary points of interest, such as authors, creators, and tropes that illuminate the motives of various robots. The volume closes with a glossary of key terms and a bibliography providing students with resources to continue their study of what robots tell us about ourselves.</p>

Robots in Popular Culture: Androids and Cyborgs in the American Imagination

Robots in Popular Culture

Duration

Duration Unit Of Measure

Transaction Type

Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Dedication.
Contents.
Preface.
Chronology of Milestone Events.
Introduction.
Thematic Essays.
Robots and Slavery.
Heroic Robots and Their Impact on Sci-Fi Narratives.
Villainous Robots and Their Impact on Sci-Fi Narratives.
Cyborgs: Robotic Humans or Organic Robots?.
AI and the Apocalypse: Science Fiction Meeting Science Fact.
A.
Adam.
Al/Ziggy.
Alita.
Androids.
Arnim Zola.
Awesom-O 4000.
B.
Batcomputer.
B.A.T.s (Battle Android Troopers).
Battle Droids.
Baymax.
BB-8.
Bender.
Bernard.
Bishop.
Borg.
Brainiac.
Buffybot.
C.
C-3PO.
Cambot/Gypsy/Tom Servo/Crow.
Cerebro/Cerebra.
Control.
Cybermen.
Cyborg.
Cylons.
D.
Daleks.
Darth Vader.
D-O.
Doctor Octopus.
Doctor/EMH (Emergency Medical Hologram Mark I).
Dolores.
Doombots.
Dr. Theopolis and Twiki.
E.
Echo/CT-1409.
ED-209.
EV-9D9.
F.
Fembots.
G.
General Grievous.
The Great Intelligence.
H.
HAL 9000.
Herbie.
Human Torch.
I.
IG-88/IG-11.
Inspector Gadget.
Iron Giant.
Iron Legion.
Iron Man.
J.
Jaime Sommers.
Janet.
JARVIS/Friday.
Jocasta.
Johnny 5/S.A.I.N.T. Number 5.
K.
K-2SO.
K9.
Kitt.
L.
L3-37/Millennium Falcon.
Landru.
Lieutenant Commander Data.
LMDs (Life Model Decoys).
Lore/B4.
M.
Marvin the Paranoid Android.
Maschinenmensch/Maria.
The Matrix/Agent Smith.
Max Headroom.
Mechagodzilla.
Medical Droids.
Metalhead.
Metallo.
Muffit.
N.
Nardole.
O.
Oasis.
Oz.
R.
R2-D2.
Rehoboam.
Replicants.
Robby the Robot.
RoboCop.
Robot.
Robots.
Rosie.
S.
Sentinels.
Skynet.
Soji and Dahj Asha.
Speed Buggy.
Starfleet Computer.
Stepford Wives.
Steve Austin.
T.
Tardis.
Terminators.
Teselecta.
Tin Woodsman.
Transformers.
U.
Ultron.
V.
V-Ger.
Vici.
Vision.
Voltron.
W.
Wall-E.
Warlock.
Wopr.
Z.
Zordon/Alpha-5.
Glossary.
Bibliography.
About the Author and Contributors.
Index.

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