Never mind The Terminator and ED-209, what about Eve, Hector or Warbeast?
Here’s a pick of 15 less famous killer robots from the movies…
They say Zapp Brannigan single-handedly saved the Octillion system from a horde of rampaging killbots!
enthused Leela in classic theFuturamaepisode, Loves Labours Lost In Space.
Thats where this little collection comes in.
Kronos Kronos (1957)
Beneath all the low-budget effects inKronos, theres a great sci-fi idea.
Kronos is an alien robot which, as it vacuums up electricity, gradually grows to colossal size.
He looks imposing and faintly eerie as he roams the landscape, wordlessly robbing Earth of its precious energy.
Box Logans Run (1976)
Poor old Box.
Sea greens and protein from the sea!
Its my job to freeze you!
Were still getting our heads around the ending, to be honest.
No, were not making this up.
The scariest robots inRunaway, though, were Simmons army of deadly mechanical spiders.
Its all brilliantly daft, with lots of laser fire, electrocutions and exploding heads.
More endearing than terrifying, they look like a cross between those old Nintendo robots and TVs Metal Mickey.
Deadly Friendintroduces the robot BB, built by wholesome young tech genius Paul (Matthew Labyorteaux).
Eve remains a blackly comic creation, though, and even has her own catchphrase Im very sensitive!
The robots a fearsome creation, particularly given the films slim budget.
As one fleeing 70s hippy brilliantly puts it: Goddamn government experiments!
Its not even safe to come out in the desert no more!
Why Black & Decker havent made a range of power tools that look like these is a total mystery.
Take a look at the clip above its quite a cool robot design, isnt it?
If only the film around her hadnt been quite such a mess.
Animated with real weight, their design fits perfectly into del Toros exquisitely-wrought fantasy universe.
