In real life, robots are pretty simple. They are just, like, an arm putting cars together or what have you. In movies and TV, though, robots have long been intelligent. They’ve had personalities. They are characters in ways real robots simply are not.

From a Star Wars-style droid for your home to a Pixar-inspired lamp bot, these are the most interesting and innovative robots we've seen so far at CES. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.