A sequence from the BBC adaptation of the play "R.U.R." for the small screen (1938) showing 3 robots around a human.

An extremely detailed diagram of the history of Science Fiction. The diagram has a rather monstrous aspect, with tentacle-like roots and branches. On the upper left corner are found the roots of the diagram: Fear and Wonder, giving way to Animism and Legend. Other portals into the diagram are Philosophy, Art, Exploration and Observation. These roots converge and possibly interact with other concepts such as the Enlightment, Science, Utopias, Romantic Movements. Important science fiction works, authors and genres emerge on the way, amidst a vast quantity of other entries: the Gothic Novel, Frankenstein, Jules Vernes, H.G. Wells, Edgar Allan Poe, Science Adventure, Fantasy Adventure, Alice in Wonderland, Weird Tales, Pulp Magazines, Astounding Science Fiction, Galaxy Magazine, H.P. Lovecraft, Sword+Sorcery, Modern Horrror, Isaac Asimov, Philip K. Dick, Dune, Space Opera, Cyber Punk, Star Wars, Alien, Terminator, 2001 Space Odissey, Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica, Total Recall, J.R.R. Tolkien, Dracula, Metropolis, King Kong, Aldous Huxley, and so on. A timeline is indicated on the upper and lower boundaries of the diagram.

a cover of a comic book, at the top it reads 'magnus, robot fighter, 4000 AD, in the upper left corner is the gold key logo, the illustration is of magnus, underwater, a robot ensnaring him around his neck with its cable-arm, another robot swimming in to assist him in attacking

A retro-futuristic illustration shows a large, menacing robot with a single eye approaching a dark cave. The robot is set against a backdrop of a destroyed city bathed in an eerie yellow light. In the foreground, a man hides in the rubble, clutching a detonator, seemingly the last hope against the mechanical menace.

A man in a spacesuit sits against a pillar looking up at a silver robot. The robot leans over and drops a coin into his upturned space helmet. Other robots can be seen walking or conversing on the street behind them.

A large, silver robot with the number "4" on its chest is being hit in the stomach by a laser blast. The blast creates a fiery explosion. A smaller figure in a green jumpsuit and helmet fires a laser from the left side of the image. In the background, another robot lies deactivated on the ground.