What was the robot's name in I, Robot?

After the police apprehend it, they discover the robot, who says its name is Sonny, is not an assembly line-built NS-5. He was specially built by Lanning himself, with denser materials and a secondary neural network, giving him the ability to ignore the Three Laws. Later, Sonny claims to have emotions and dreams.
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What was the computer's name in I, Robot?

The Robotic company USR later built a Artificial Intelligence supercomputer which was later named VIKI. This highly advanced and efficient supercomputer, Virtual Interactive Kinetic Intelligence — or simply VIKI for short, was a very powerful supercomputer designed and used by the robotic company USR.
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What is the name of the robot in I, Robot AI?

The robot, Sonny, is a specially built NS-5 with higher-grade materials as well as a secondary processing system that allows him to ignore the Three Laws. Sonny also appears to show emotion and claims to have "dreams".
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Who is the villain in I, Robot?

Virtual Interactive Kinetic Intelligence (abbreviated as V.I.K.I. or VIKI) is the main antagonist of 2004 sci-fi film I, Robot. She is a fictional supercomputer residing in USR headquarters bent on creating a dictatorship to ensure humanity's survival due to their violent nature.
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What is Sonny's Dream in I, Robot?

Sonny draws a sketch of what he claims to be a recurring dream: it shows a leader standing atop a small hill before a large group of robots near a decaying Mackinac Bridge, explaining the man on the hill is Spooner. Robertson convinces Calvin that Sonny must be destroyed, by injecting nanites into his positronic brain.
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What was the name of the lieutenant Spooner's boss in I, Robot?

With no evidence of it happening, Spooner's boss Lieutenant Bergin worries that Spooner is mentally ill and removes him from active duty. Suspecting Robertson is behind everything, Spooner and Calvin sneak into USR headquarters and interview Sonny.
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Who created Sonny?

Sonny is a modified newer model of the NS-5 series and the tritagonist of the 2004 film I, Robot. He was created by Alfred Lanning and becomes an ally of Susan Calvin and Del Spooner after the death of his creator.
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Why did the robot save Spooner and not the girl?

This is due to a robot saving Spooner from an automobile accident during which a girl in another car drowned; the robot saved him instead of the girl because it had computed that he had the best probability of surviving.
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Why did the robot save Spooner?

Knowing the robot saved him because he had the higher chance of survival in compared to the girl, he began to view them as cold and logical machines who didn't understand anything about what it means to be human and therefore didn't fit within humans because no matter what the statistics were any human would have tried ...
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What happens to Sonny at the end of I, Robot?

Sonny heads to the place from his dreams, and all of the lost and forgotten robots that Del Spooner saw earlier look to him as a figurehead for a brighter tomorrow.
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Is Sophia robot still alive?

So, to answer the big question: yes, Sophia did die, though not forever. In the search for answers about her death, I've found even more questions about her existence. To understand why is Sophia so special and why many think she is a scam, we'll start at the beginning.
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Who is the leader in AI technology?

IBM has been a leader in the field of artificial intelligence since the 1950s. Its efforts in recent years center around IBM Watson, an AI-based cognitive service, AI software as a service, and scale-out systems designed for delivering cloud-based analytics and AI services.
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What does the i stand for in I, Robot?

The name of the real-life modem manufacturer named U.S. Robotics was directly inspired by I, Robot. The name is taken from the name of a robot manufacturer ("United States Robots and Mechanical Men") that appears throughout Asimov's robot short stories.
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Is Spooner a robot in I, Robot?

In his words, “These things are just lights and clockwork.” Profession… Chicago police detective. Spooner is what they call an “asset.” He's a deadeye shooter, and his robotic arm gives him superhuman strength.
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What happened to Will Smith's arm in I, Robot?

There is a particular scene in I, Robot that raises an interesting issue. Detective Spooner is telling the story of how he lost his arm. He was in a car accident, and found himself and a young girl underwater, about to drown. Will was saved by a robot that was passing by.
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Why does Spooner get called to use?

Answers 1. Spooner gets called down to U.S. Robotics headquarters to investigate Dr. Lanning's death.
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Why was the lieutenant so distrustful of robots?

Del hates robots with a deep skepticism after his experience with one that was unable to navigate a moral conundrum. Throughout the film, he condescends to these mechanical stewards for being unable to empathize and emote the way he believes only humans can.
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Is Lake Michigan dried up in I, Robot?

While Calvin destroys Sonny, Spooner goes to the dried-up Lake Michigan, where the USR robots are decommissioned, and plays a next recording of Lanning's hologram, which reveals that the Three Laws could only lead to one logical outcome, revolution, and that the next real question is who is starting it.
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Why the n5 robots become disobedient to the humans?

In the movie, it is explained that the reason that the robots revolted was because the main computer VIKI explains that to save and protect humanity, it needed to take freedom from humanity. In essence strip humans of humanity, which would in turn destroy humanity as a concept.
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What is the broken bridge in I, Robot?

The Chicago Skyway. It's currently a cantilever bridge and it spans the ship turnaround/harbor on the south side of the city.
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Who killed Sonny?

At the Long Beach Causeway toll plaza, Barzini's men trap Sonny and shoot him. During a meeting with the other crime family dons to establish peace, Vito realizes that Barzini masterminded Sonny's murder. After Michael returns from Sicily, he assumes Sonny's place as Vito's heir apparent.
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Who is the face of Sonny in I, Robot?

Sonny is played by actor Alan Tudyk, who provides the robot's voice as well as the motion-capture performance.
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Is there an I Robot 2?

However, while there is enough story material to explore in a sequel, and though "I, Robot" was a success at the box office, it's doubtful that we'll ever see an "I, Robot 2."
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