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The much hyped robot comedy from Disney/Pixar WALL·E opens in the US today. WALL·E (Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-Class) lives alone in the year 2700 until he meets a sleek search robot named EVE and discovers a new purpose in life, we can all relate to that story and a journey across the galaxy ensues.

To celebrate our timeless fascination with androids, TIME put together a photo gallery We Love Robots featuring some of the friendlier looking bots actually created in recent years. And sharing more robot love, wired's gallery takes a look at the Best Robot Love Stories.