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Fictional female robots have a long history, and it's often quite dark

Sierra Greer's novel about a female robot, Annie Bot, just won a prestigious sci-fi prize, the Arthur C Clarke award. But she is hardly the first of her kind, says Sophie Bushwick

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The greatest robot of all time? The cooker on the moon, from A Grand Day Out

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The 25 best fictional robots – according to New Scientist

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Which sci-fi movies predicted the future accurately?

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An infected in Columbia Pictures' 28 YEARS LATER.

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Danny Boyle's long-awaited zombie sequel 28 Years Later is a triumph

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This stunning post-apocalyptic drama is the one you should be watching

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Life of first US woman in space Sally Ride makes a moving documentary

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Joshua Oppenheimer's The End is a superb musical set in the end times

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Indiana Jones vs Lara Croft: Ranking the best fictional archaeologists

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New Scientist recommends The Martian – sci-fi fun for all the family

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Robert Pattinson shines in clunky sci-fi adaptation Mickey 17

Our hero Mickey accidentally breaks the rules when he's "reprinted", in a tired take on an old trope, finds film columnist Simon Ings

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Terrific drama shows the battle for girls' education in Afghanistan

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Robot Iris turns out to be a straw man in horror-comedy Companion

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New Scientist recommends Spike Jonze’s eerily prescient 2013 film Her

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New Tom Hanks film fails to wow despite the cutting-edge tech

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