Robots/AI Archives - The Retrofuturist

February 13, 2018

25 Vintage Scifi, Space, & Robot Valentines

Valentine’s Day is a divisive holiday, but whether you’re for or against a holiday of hearts and love, I think we can all agree…

February 12, 2018

These Found Object Robots are Straight Outta Retro Scifi Dreams

We already know how obsessed I am with retro-style robots. From tin wind-up robot toys to vintage book covers, I can’t get enough of…

Retro Scifi Tin Toys, Robots, Rockets, Rayguns

December 5, 2017

20 Retro Scifi Tin Toys to Take You Back to Simpler Days

The holiday shopping season is upon us and all the ads and websites pushing toys and gadgets for this year make me feel like…

March 21, 2017

Stream this Documentary About The Futurism of Walt Disney

Many people of my generation (and the previous one) are nostalgic about Disney, whether they have memories from going to Disneyland as a child,…

September 22, 2016

Retrofuture Come True: The Roomba Predicted in 1959

I was browsing Pinterest when I saw this photograph that immediately caught my eye. I’m obsessed with retrofuturist predictions about homes, especially kitchens. In…

August 15, 2016

Retro Robot School Supplies

Now that we’re getting into the last half of August, many people in the US are getting sick of the super hot and humid…

May 2, 2016

Artist Spotlight: Eric Joyner’s Robots and Donuts

People who know me well know two things about me: I love retro robots and I love sweets. So when I started to see…

The Runaway Robot Vintage Sci-Fi Book Cover

March 3, 2015

Vintage Scifi Classic “The Runaway Robot” Back in Print!

I was so excited when I found out this weekend that the classic science fiction book The Runaway Robot by Lester Del Ray is…

January 18, 2015

Is This Tomorrow? -Technicall Magazine Cover

Check out this gorgeous retrofuturist-style original art by Tomas Mullar for the cover of Technicall magazine.

January 18, 2015

Robot Nanny of the Future [Photo]

Leave little Johnny with a sitter you can rely on. Original source unknown. Found via Damn Cool Pictures.