An eerily realistic humanoid robot — claiming to be the "world's first bipedal, ... ‘Straight out of science fiction’ By . Brooke Kato. Published Feb. 21, 2025, 10:08 a.m. ET.

There are great science-fiction movies. ... Of all the paranoia movies of the 50s, ... The story of a robot who crash lands on Earth is just too cute to ignore. 18 of 25. Repo Man ...

Some may recall Robbie the Robot from the movie “Forbidden Planet” and, of course, there was R2D2 in “Star Wars,” with a demeanor as cute as any Fox Terrier.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Robin Murphy, professor at Texas A&M University, about the through line between a science fiction novel and the current state of AI and automation.