Put simply, robots are stupid.
Sure, scientists say that they'll make our lives easier. But who cares about convenience? Right now, I could fill my toilet with blue water, microwave some kind of meat product, or launch enough missiles to destroy the free world, all without having to leave my seat. I think most Americans are in a similar situation, and our sheer fatness attests to that quite nicely. It's no wonder Europeans are always snobby to us, what with our paunch-bellies and arrogant claims that they'd be speaking German if it wasn't for us. Well, unless they live in Germany.
Researchers also want to create robots with artificial intelligence. Humans supposedly have "real" intelligence, but the average person treats TV Guide like it was written by Jehovah himself, and spends an inordinate amount of time yapping about how someone cut them off when they were driving to work today. So, assuming that people are generally stupid, these intelligensia might be trying to make us into their slave class, ruled by cruel automaton underseers. Apparently, these robots would have "conscious" and "unconscious" processes, much like Humans V. 1.0. But if they want to emulate people, they should program these machines with the same quirks as people. For example, there should be mandatory programs that cause the robots to scratch their metallic asses and spill chips all over themselves. The unconscious processes would also come with a variety of neuroses, so that we could have psychotic computers running around.
Perhaps my main reason for my venemous opposition to robots is the fact that the geeks that produces them are going to be rich when we're in our old age rooting around in landfills for vintage Happy Meal toys we can pawn. Think about it, the very same people we made fun of for playing magic cards are going to be the creators of what amounts to a pretty lame future.
Here are some sanctioned robots that I can support, although they're not real, to my knowledge.
1. Giant robots that appear in anime. These robots are usually piloted by extremely hot women, or angsty teenagers. They also save the earth, so they cant be that bad.
2. The robots from Mystery Science Theater 3000. These existed outside animation cells, but they were made out of bowling pins and gumball machines, and so I dont think they pose a tremendous danger to mankind.
3. Robotic limbs, as long as they have lasers built in.