22 Creative Uses of Robots in Web Design
Simply put… robots are awesome. Using robots in a web layout adds a touch of unique and futuristic feel to it. In this imaginative showcase, you’ll find creative applications of robotic elements in web design.
1. Suponix
2. DerekAllard.com
3. web.burza
4. Idea Foundry
5. Mercedes-Benz Pro-Safe
6. FunnelDesignGroup
7. ECTOMACHINE
8. Recycled Lifeforms
9. WowWee
10. ROBOT UPRISING
11. Blue Flavor
12. Sitening
13. Sushi & Robots
14. Made In Space
15. Iconfinder
16. PixelLab Interactive
17. XHTMLized
18. ROBOT 44
19. WiredThing
20. BioShock
21. Object Adjective
22. Instinct
Moar Robots?
Do you know of other websites that use robots in their design? If so, share it in the comments because I love robots.
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57 Comments
Om Ipit
May 25th, 2009
great showcase…
i think, if we place characters on website, it can be the symbol who was designing that site
AL7AIR
May 25th, 2009
Considering that WowWee makes the Robosapiens toy series, and Bioshock’s Big Daddies are part of the story you play in that game, I’d say their use of robots isn’t creative but mandatory ;).
Roberto
May 25th, 2009
wow, now this are amazing. The iconfinder one is nice.
Joost Kiens
May 25th, 2009
Here’s another one,
http://www.blambot.com/
Nice list!
web2000
May 25th, 2009
Nice.. lots of different styles are presented here
Pranav Shirodkar
May 25th, 2009
Wow, This is so cool! I never realized those robots are all around so much! :P Nice roundup
John
May 25th, 2009
Very interesting desgins, there is a lot of talent in this list. I only wish my site was half as attractive! ;)
Callum Chapman
May 25th, 2009
Lovely collection, I love robots, especially in web design!
sportlogoday
May 25th, 2009
I think that nature is better:]
Engelium
May 25th, 2009
Mozilla Shirekoto (Firefox 3.5) Start page ;)
Planet Android
May 25th, 2009
Maybe kinda obvious for a website about Google Android, but at least we’ve chosen our own mascotte robot instead of the Google ones you see everywhere: Planet Android.
Henry
May 25th, 2009
This is cool, but there is an error. My favorite video game ever is BioShock. The “robot” it not a robot at all. It is a Big Daddy, a human inside a diver’s suit. Here is a link to a wiki on the Big Daddy: http://bioshock.wikia.com/wiki/Big_Daddy
Cat Johnson
May 25th, 2009
What’s not to like about robots? I love the creative direction that sites are going, with graphics driving the site rather than decorating it. I’m particularly fond of the minimal approach of a few of the highlighted sites. I’m digging the retro movie-poster themes too. Thanks for the great showcase.
Kohn
May 25th, 2009
Actually neither the Big Daddy (BioShock) nor the Tripod (Made in Space -actually from War of the Worlds) are robots; the former is a genetically-altered man in a suit, the latter is an alien vehicle.
yaugle
May 25th, 2009
These robots are pretty, they are stored in the feerbook.com
Marcus
May 25th, 2009
Fun and Cool list! This one wasn’t included but I love it: http://guilago.se/
Esteban
May 25th, 2009
I agree with Al7air about the wowwee site using its own toy robots is not creative, and even more, the big daddies in bioshock are not robots, but altered humans using diving suits because tha game happens at the bottom of the sea. I would have instead included instructables.com, since they do have a robot pet.
krdzn
May 25th, 2009
http://www.matthewheadproductions.com
featuring the jealous robots is awesome too!
Gurp
May 25th, 2009
So Bioshock doesn’t really count cause big daddies aren’t really robots.
Wm.B.Hand
May 26th, 2009
#7 ECTOMACHINE — THAT ROBOT is a COPYRIGHTED CHRISTOPHER CONTE ROBOT SCULPTURE, and is being used WITHOUT HIS PERMISSION. I think that should disqualify them from any further positive mention here. They’re actually using this image as their website’s main header graphic, illegally.
WarBird
May 26th, 2009
I think #14 is from the War of the Wolds CD ( http://www.allcdcovers.com/show/1191/jeff_wayne_war_of_the_worlds_1978_retail_cd/front ). Cool robot, but not very creative.
Zev Eisenberg
May 26th, 2009
This is a product more than a Web design, but how about the Automator logo at http://automator.us/leopard/index.html
Blue Blots
May 26th, 2009
Lol nice :)i love WowWee the most:)
pimento
May 26th, 2009
[BIOSHOCK SPOILER]
That Bioshock guy isn’t really a robot.. at least, I’m pretty damn sure they aren’t.
ace of spades
May 26th, 2009
bioshock big daddies aren’t robots, they’re guys in armor.
the rest of the list is pretty awesome though
Issa Qandil
May 26th, 2009
And this is a very cool list
I like their colors.
Comment
May 26th, 2009
Great list, but I was hoping to see the robot from Destructoid’s site included! It’s one of the only successful red color themed sites I’ve seen on the Web.
xtfer
May 26th, 2009
Technically, Made in Space is probably a vehicle rather than a robot (its from Jeff Wayne’s War of the Worlds), but otherwise a great collection!
Narshada
May 26th, 2009
Nice list but the Big Daddies in Bioshock weren’t robots – they are diving suits with people in and the Made in Space graphic was from War of the Worlds, so they weren’t robots either, they were alien vehicles (effectively tanks.).
dania
May 26th, 2009
So Bioshock doesn’t really count cause big daddies aren’t really robots..
Iconfinder Robot
May 26th, 2009
Yeah. I’m on the list!
datacode
May 26th, 2009
Here’s another site with a cool robot to add to the list… http://www.wefixwp.com/
Jon Pape
May 26th, 2009
You should check out the robot 3D animation my buddy did for his homepage: http://emmersivemedia.com/
Amazing.
rasterboy
May 26th, 2009
adding http://www.theeggrepublic.com to the list!
John
May 26th, 2009
Thanks for posting so many different robots. It gives many options to choose from.
Mxfer
May 26th, 2009
Well I know this robot doesn’t speak english but I think it has been a nice feat from a web design agency: http://www.bitbeat.it/gallery.php
http://www.bitmama.it/projects/71-Bit-Beat (english)
Billy Tamplin
May 26th, 2009
How about http://www.rejectedrobot.com. Robots are taking over the World (wide web)!
Samyak Bhuta
May 26th, 2009
Here is the one which is depicting robot. http://susestudio.com/
Blogger User
May 26th, 2009
Good collection. But i dont really like robots in web design. Aren’t they are invading our several aspects of life ? and this web design too ???
Anyway among above ECTOMACHINE is more creative concept with regard to the Robots.
Nicole Foster
May 26th, 2009
I didn’t know robots in design was this popular. That is quite unique!
The YPI
May 27th, 2009
Nice stuff
Cubanoid Designs
May 27th, 2009
Really interesting list there..
will serve as a good reference….
Jeremy Anderson
May 27th, 2009
Thanks Jacob! Appreciate the mention for Object Adjective ;) Great collection of sites.
Erok Johnson
May 27th, 2009
OMG HI!!!
Jacob, you’ll love this site, if I haven’t already showed you:
http://www.ingreme.com/start.html
-Erok
John (Ionut Iclanzan)
May 27th, 2009
Great robots.
Here is another one. Check this http://www.reea.net/relu.html
Designer-Kamrul
May 27th, 2009
Hmmm…….Serious matter.
Markus
May 27th, 2009
There’re some Ruby (on Rails) guys who use robots in their website: http://www.thoughtbot.com, they use one different robot for each kind of project
Jacob Gube
May 27th, 2009
Thank you everyone for sharing your links – you’re feeding my weird obsession with Robots.
@Erok Johnson: OMG HI!!!!! :) How’s it going – long time no talk! Cool link by the way, thanks for sharing.
Selvam
May 28th, 2009
nice collection :)
aledesign.it
May 28th, 2009
ECTOMACHINE remember a film by spielberg..with tom cruise..anyway..good post and more idea for a graphic! thanks! ;)
aldrin
May 29th, 2009
how come nod32 is not include on the list? I like their robot hahah
honour chick
May 29th, 2009
great illustrations. catches the visitor’s attention ;)
Samantha Levin
May 30th, 2009
Ectomachine misappropriated the main graphic for that image. NOT COOL!!
Maverick
May 31st, 2009
these websites look really impressive.
Sanchit Thakur
June 1st, 2009
Good to see Bots coming of age. They are not house maids in Japan anymore :)
Steve
June 5th, 2009
Robots in designs, cool. I am converted…
karl
February 1st, 2010
Still searching? I found this one: http://www.wam.de/mediritter/
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