Whether they are robots, androids, cyborgs or droids it is easy to get confused with the ever confusing terminology and the way the authors misplace the ideas in the movies. While reading through movie reviews it is easy to get the fundamentals wrong and hence it helps to a great extent to have these phrases a bit clear though.
Robot – Robot is a complete mechanical, electronic device that is heartless and has no conscience. An automated body of electronic circuits and gears, a robot does not possess any intelligence, it is designed to follow a set of instructions. This actually is changing though, in near future we may have robots that can think like human beings. If that happens in a robot, it is no longer a robot it is called Android. If you have ever heard of “Artificial Intelligence” you will understand better.
Android – With reference to the science fictions Androids are robots that appear like humans. They are programmed to think like humans. I think that’s where the android phones and applications come from, they are meant to apply their brains to correct bugs.
Cyborg – Cyborgs are more human than their counterparts, they stand for “cybernetic organism” and have both biologic parts and robotic parts.
Droid – Droid and Android are used interchangeably, droid is the short form of android. It is a Lucas film-licensed term which is being used as a synonym for everything Android, for e.g. android phones and accessories.








Do you like movie with robots?
DerdriuMarrinerNov 14, 2013
My favorite robot, though, is Gort from the original "The Day the Earth Stood Still."
WriterArtistSep 17, 2013
GuestSep 16, 2013