Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Happy new year, we kick off 2026 with a look at an episode of the 1962 ITV series, OUT OF THIS WORLD. The episode in question televises an Asimov story, Lost Little Robot, and creates something extraordinary - but with shit robots.

WARNING! The S**t-bomb is sometimes uttered but nothing more.

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NOTES

ISAAC ASIMOV DAY

https://www.freepressjournal.in/world/science-fiction-day-remembering-the-incredible-work-of-isaac-asimov

3 LAWS OF ROBOTICS

https://www.theguardian.com/notesandqueries/query/0,5753,-21259,00.html

AI BLACKMAILS TO STOP ITSELF BEING SHUT DOWN

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cpqeng9d20go

ELON MUSK’S AI REFERS TO ITSELF AS “MECHA HITLER”

https://www.npr.org/2025/07/09/nx-s1-5462609/grok-elon-musk-antisemitic-racist-content

THE PAPERCLIP APOCALYPSE

https://cepr.org/voxeu/columns/ai-and-paperclip-problem

AI DRIVEN SUICIDES ARE ON THE RISE

https://www.bmj.com/content/391/bmj.r2239

AI AND THE ROCK

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/vuqMUMh29t8

ENSHITTIFICATION

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/nov/26/enshittification-macquarie-dictionary-word-of-the-year-explained

KAMELION IS REVEALED

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCK5pipHeZY

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Happy Christmas from Fifty Years of Shit Robots. This year, we're looking at THE WIZARD OF OZ with our special guest brain-box, Darren Chetty. You might not think it's a Christmas movie but you'd be very, very wrong.

WARNING! The S**t-bomb is used but nothing more.

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NOTES

AI AND SFX USED IN THE SPHERE VERSION

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oh5dsEGKmmU

JUDY GARLAND FILMED WIZARD OF OZ UNDER TERRIBLE CONDITIONS

https://www.biography.com/actors/judy-garland-pills-diet-wizard-of-oz

WICKED WITCH OF THE WEST ON SESAME STREET

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RytWnZbOA9s&t=415s

HEALTH AND SAFETY CONCERNS ON WIZARD OF OZ SET

https://www.forbes.com/sites/legalentertainment/2024/12/09/wicked-dangers-behind-the-classic-the-wizard-of-oz-production/

LYNCH/OZ TRAILER

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktEzqafTCds

WIZARD OF OZ REFERENCES

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXyBJB0LQKk

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Between Metropolis and Star Wars lies a 50 year wasteland of terrible movie robots. Today, we look back at all the robots we enjoyed in 2025 and look forward to the delights of 2026.

WARNING! The S**t-bomb is said but nothing more.

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