Image sources

Image credits

Product imagery is credited to its source. Public-domain historical works and our original editorial illustrations are identified separately.

Jean-Léon Gérôme, Pygmalion and Galatea
Pygmalion and Galatea

Jean-Léon Gérôme, c. 1890. Public domain image from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, object 27.200. The Met source →

1881 illustration of Olympia from The Tales of Hoffmann
The Sandman

Drawing by E.T.A. Hoffmann associated with Der Sandmann. Wikimedia Commons marks the work public domain. Commons source →

1886 cover of L’Eve future
L’Ève future

1886 cover by François Gorguet. Wikimedia Commons marks the artwork public domain. Commons source →

Original editorial image of humanoid companions in an exclusive futuristic venue
Modern fiction timeline artwork

Original Robot Companions UK editorial images created for the fiction timeline. They interpret themes such as memory, venue access, software companionship and agency without reproducing film frames, posters, actor likenesses or character designs.

Celeste companion design
Design Your Companion artwork

Original AI-assisted concept imagery created for the interactive chooser.

Cardboard companion reality-check illustration
Dream vs reality artwork

Original AI-assisted illustrations used for the humorous budget and technology comparisons.

Realbotix Aria
Realbotix Aria

Image: Realbotix. Official source →

Enabot EBO X
Enabot EBO X

Image: Enabot. UK product source →

Person hugging a LOVOT 3.0
LOVOT 3.0

Images: GROOVE X / LOVOT. Official source →

Familiar companion robot facing a golden retriever
Familiar

Images: Familiar Machines & Magic. Official source →

X04-SYNC2
X04-SYNC2

Image: Cloud Climax product listing. Product source →

Emma AI Robot shown in Cloud Climax product imagery
Emma AI Robot

Image: Cloud Climax product listing. Product source →

1X NEO
1X NEO

Image: 1X. Official source →

Lovense AI Doll
Lovense AI Doll

Image: Lovense. Official source →

XPENG IRON
XPENG IRON

Image: XPENG. Official source →