<ul><li>Robots in movies and cartoons are often unique characters with their own set of quirks, bugs, and attention-grabbing features.</li><li>WALL-E is a cleaning bot designed to scavenge and recycle waste on an abandoned Earth. WALL-E displays extreme levels of emotion, deviates from its primary goal.</li><li>Bender from Futurama is a robot sociopath with a huge ego and snarky sense of humour. He steals, drinks, and lies. His behaviour is programmed into his character.</li><li>R2-D2 and C-3PO from Star Wars have bugs too. R2-D2 sometimes shows excessive initiative. C-3PO follows protocols too closely.</li><li>Flight of the Navigator is a sci-fi movie about time travel. The alien ship computer called 'Max' has no back-up storage, putting the data at risk.</li><li>Terminator is the most iconic robot. His biggest bug is his inability to fully integrate into human society. The T-800 model has unsupervised learning limitations.</li><li>Robots like Elon Musk's Optimus robot are designed to help around the house and work as car mechanics.</li><li>PVS-Studio doesn't create robots, but they can help develop software for them bug-free.</li></ul>

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