Pixar's 2025 movie Elio proves that they still haven't raised the bar on its original sci-fi concepts since 2008's ...

Case in point — sci-fi vehicles. ... While the APC has enough room for 12 passengers, it is also outfitted with a forward-facing cannon, rotating roof turret, and smart missiles.

Ross Andersen, an Atlantic writer who covers science and technology, also told me he suspects that “a messy feedback loop” operates between sci-fi and real-world tech.

So, when Wall-E came out, set entirely in space, animated fans and sci-fi fans alike rejoiced. Wall-E is a pleasant little robot tasked solely with collecting rubbish on an abandoned and ...