The Wild Robot is adapted from Peter Brown's trilogy of children's books, but Chris Sanders made several changes to The Wild Robot's source material, which ultimately made it a better movie.

The science-fiction book series follows a robot, ROZZUM unit 7134, nicknamed Roz, as she is left stranded on a deserted island after a hurricane.

Brooklynites are gawking at one of the borough’s newest residents: an 18-foot-tall metal sculpture of the 1980s comic-book character “Rappin’ Max Robot.” The mammoth piece of public art ...