After the delightful, visually appealing film, Madagascar, we now have Robots - an ambitious and highly entertaining project from the makers of Ice Age.
Directed by Chris Wedge, the film focuses on Rodney (voice by Ewan McGregor), a young, enthusiastic robot who travels to Robot City to pursue his dream job of becoming an inventor.
There, he meets a group of robotic misfits, including the bouncy Fender (Robin Williams) and his chirpy sister, Piper (Amanda Bynes).
Fender and his mates are under imminent threat of being sent to the scrap-heap by Ratchet (Greg Kinnear), a corporate tyrant who runs the Bigweld Company.
The evil Ratchet has a ruthless plan to stop producing replacement parts for dated robots so that he can sell expensive upgrades.
With the help of Cappy (Halle Berry), a beautiful and kind-hearted robot who works for Ratchet, Rodney and the Fender gang team up with other underprivileged robots to fight for survival.