Director James Cameron’s genius was getting the animation close enough, and then swapping out the CGI for a real human actor after the killer robot morphed back into a human form.

In essence, 3D CGI has become an essential part of the anime production process without completely replacing hand-drawn animation,” he says.

Fans of The Wild Robot will love movies like Big Hero 6 and WALL-E, each offering thrilling adventures with heartfelt personal connections.

The first robot in a movie was in 1927's Metropolis, which was live-action, but once the animated film industry got in full swing, hand-drawn (and later CGI) robots became a regular sight.

'The Wild Robot' isn’t just the best animated film I’ve seen all year and one of the best animated films I’ve ever seen, it’s one of the best films I’ve ever seen period.

Peter Brown’s middle-grade book, about an intelligent robot living in the wilderness, had been sitting on the shelf at DreamWorks Animation for a bit. No one had quite figured it out.

There are two very different births in "The Wild Robot," the latest animated film from Universal Pictures. One is the birth of Rozzum 7134, a robot known as Roz (Lupita Nyong’o), who first boots ...

Peter Brown’s middle-grade book, about an intelligent robot living in the wilderness, had been sitting on the shelf at DreamWorks Animation for a bit. No one had quite figured it out.

Peter Brown’s middle-grade book, about an intelligent robot living in the wilderness, had been sitting on the shelf at DreamWorks Animation for a bit. No one had quite figured it out.

Peter Brown’s middle-grade book, about an intelligent robot living in the wilderness, had been sitting on the shelf at DreamWorks Animation for a bit. No one had quite figured it out.