At this historic turning point, the exhibition turns its attention to the human idea of robots as well as their real form and function. Presented are outstanding robots and robot toys from around 1960 to the present. They show both which human fantasies and utopian worlds are associated with robots, and the various realisations and designs of functional robots.
The toy figures are mostly rather unlike the human and animal world; they appear as brawny automatons capable of superhuman feats. Actual robots present a more diverse picture, which varies greatly depending on the field of application. Household helpers and real toy robots were mostly designed in animal form in the late 1990s and early 2000s, in order to associate them with the familiar realm of pets and farm animals.