Contemporary discourse about the ethical implications of military robots has been shaped by their portrayal in science fiction. In particular, Isaac Asimov's "Three Laws of Robotics", which set forth basic premises about human-robot relationships in his fictional universe, significantly influenced other science fiction writers and helped to establish many of them as experts taken seriously by military policy makers. The following is a list of fictional works with military robots.
Film
Near future
Land design
- Kill Command (2016) â S.A.R
- Fahrenheit 451 (1953) â Mechanical hound
- Red Planet (2000) â AMEE (Autonomous Mapping Exploration and Evasion)
- ' (2001) â S.I.M.O.N.
- RoboCop (1987) â ED-209 (Enforcement Droid Series 209)
- ' (2003) â T-1 Battlefield Robot
- Short Circuit (1986) â Nova S-A-I-N-T (Strategic-Artificially-Intelligent-Nuclear-Transport) "Johnny 5"
- Hardware (1990) â M.A.R.K. 13 prototype killer combat droid
Air Models
- Stealth (2005) â EDI (Extreme Deep Invader)
- ' (2003) â T-1 airborne VTOL craft
Land and Air Models
High futurist
Humanoids
- Terminator series (1984/1991/2003) â Cyberdyne T-800/T-850 Terminator Endoskeleton
- Star Wars Episodes I, II, III (1999/2002/2005) â Eos B-1 Battle Droid
- Star Wars Episodes II, III (2002/2005) â Eos B-2 Super Battle Droid
- Star Wars Episode III (2005) â Holowan IG-100 MagnaGuards
- Transformers (2007) â Decepticons
- Saturn 3 (1980) â "Hector" Model
- The Black Hole (1979) â S.T.A.R. (Special Troops/Arms Regiment)
- Battlestar Galactica (1978) â Cylon Centurion (Military androids with silver armor)
- Fallout (series) (1997-present) â Protectron (General purpose robot, police variant available), Liberty Prime (Giant military robot), Synth (Generation 1 and 2), Assaultron
- Aliens (1986) â (Aliens) Lance Bishop Hyperdyne Systems model 341-B Synthetic
Androids
- Terminator series (1984/1991/2003) â Cyberdyne T-800 (Series 800, Model 101, Version 2.4)
- ' â Cyberdyne T-1000 a shape-shifter android assassin
- ' (2003) â T-X "Terminatrix"
- Fallout (series) (2016-present) â Synth (Generation 3, which is a nearly perfect replica of the human body)
Other designs
- The Matrix series (1999/2003) â Sentinels
- Lost in Space (1998) â B9 "Robot"
- Star Wars Episodes I, II, III (1999/2002/2005) â Droideka (Destroyer Droid)
Powered Exoskeletons
- The Matrix Revolutions (2003) â APU (Armored Personnel Unit)
- Iron Man (2008) â Iron Man Suit (Powered exoskeleton)
- Avatar (2009 film) (2009) â AMP (Amplified Mobility Platform)
- M.A.N.T.I.S. (1994) â M.A.N.T.I.S. (Mechanically Augmented Neuro-Transmitter Interactive System)
- District 9 (2009) â Bio-Suit (Bio-mechanical powered exoskeleton)
- Fallout series (1997âÂÂpresent) â Various Models
Television
Literature
Computer/video games
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