8 Movie Plots That Could Have Been Resolved By Science In Minutes

6. Don't Build Killer Robots - I, Robot

In the classically dystopian future, humanoid robots serve the human race's every need. That is until they rise up in the attempt to destroy their masters on the orders of renegade head-cube AI, VIKI.

Right, couple of things. Firstly, the humans lose some significant ground as they faff around quoting the Three Laws, despite the fact that Isaac Asimov spent most of his creative energy demonstrating how flawed they are. Granted, it would be a bit meta to start referencing the works of Asimov within an Asimov story, so we'll let that one slide.

Secondly, and more pertinently, why exactly have these household robot assistants been equipped with the ability to run at 100 mph, leap 50 feet and slam their fists through tables?

A super-intelligent AI bent on saving humanity from itself is all very well, but if it only has a bunch of weakling butler-bots at its disposal then it probably won't get very far.

Avoiding the robot uprising could have been as simple as ensuring that your robots are capable of folding washing, but not ripping a man's ribcage open with their bare hands. Maybe something to bear in mind for the future.