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Robots (2005) More at IMDbPro »

In Future, Year 2706, All the Humans are Died, Robots become People, Rodney Copperbottom (voice - Ewan McGregor) is a young genius inventor who dreams of making the robot world a better place for everyone. Rodney idolizes Big Weld (voice - Mel Brooks) the master inventor, and makes him his role model. Rodney has invented a gadget that will help his father clean the dishes at the restaurant. Rodney takes his invention to Robot City (New York City, New York NY, USA) to see Big Weld and get a job as an inventor at his company. Rodney gets to see Ratchet (voice - Greg Kinnear), the new head of the company, who has him removed from his office. Cappy (voice - Halle Berry) a beautiful robot-executive of the company takes an interest in Rodney, and wants to help him. In the City (New York City), some old robots known as the Rusties, led by Fender (voice - Robin Williams), befriend Rodney. Ratchet believes the company can make a bigger profit if it stops making spare parts for older robots. Non-working robots are picked up and sent to the junk yard and melted down by Ratchet's mother. Rodney 'find a need and fill a need' begins fixing old robots. When Ratchet's mother orders him to stop Rodney, the fireworks begin. Douglas Young (the-movie-guy)