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Rise of the Robots: From Ancient Gizmos to Space Explorers

Rise of the Robots: From Ancient Gizmos to Space Explorers

Update: 2025-09-09
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Robots that clean your room! Robots that explore space! Robots that… maybe even make sandwiches? Hosts Atom and Booger uncover the coolest robot facts ever -- from ancient robot birds to talking machines and space rovers on Mars. You’ll also meet Clink, a clumsy little robot who proves that even mistakes can lead to big wins. Plus, groan-worthy robot jokes, surprising robot history, and a big question just for YOU: If you could invent your own robot, what would it do? For kids 7-12, this amazing episode also includes:

  • The first robot ever shown on film -- the Maria impersonator in Metropolis (1927).
  • Electro the robot at the 1939 World’s Fair, who could talk, blow up balloons, and even smoke (weird, but true!).
  • The origin of the word “robot” and how it comes from the Czech word robota, meaning “forced labor.”
  • Humanoid robots that look and move like people, with sensors and motors in their joints.
  • Famous robots in pop culture like R2-D2, C-3PO, and Wall-E.
  • Real-life robots like Sophia, the robot with lifelike expressions and even citizenship in one country.
  • How robots are used today in medicine, farming, factories, underwater exploration, and even as robot pets like Sony’s Aibo dogs.
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Rise of the Robots: From Ancient Gizmos to Space Explorers

Rise of the Robots: From Ancient Gizmos to Space Explorers

Lightcircle Entertainment