

Rodney Copperbottom is a young robot inventor who dreams of making the world a better place, until the evil Ratchet takes over Bigweld Industries. Now, Rodney's dreams – and those of his friends – are in danger of becoming obsolete.
Visual Effects
CGI world-building so dense it's practically steampunk Blade Runner Jr.
Acting
Robin Williams' Fender is a masterclass in unhinged voice work.
Production
Every frame crammed with visual gags—freeze-worthy detail density.

Director
Chris Wedge
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'cross-town express' sequence took animators over a year to complete, and it shows—it's 90 seconds of pure visual madness.
This was Blue Sky's follow-up to Ice Age, and their last film before becoming Fox's 'other' animation studio—released just months before Pixar's Cars would dominate the robot/vehicle conversation.