The Robot MuseumMadrid

The Robot Museum Madrid is a dedicated museum and interactive experience focused on the world of robots. Founded in 2013, it was created to bring entertainment robots closer to the general public. Today it combines historical robots, retro machines, interactive robots, robot dogs, humanoids, animatronics and famous cinematic robots in a highly accessible experience.

Since 17 April 2025, the museum has been located inside The Dreamland Proÿect in Alcorcón, just outside central Madrid. The new venue offers approximately 1,200 m² and pairs the museum with a themed environment, shop, restaurant and changing exhibition area.

For Robodoor it is particularly interesting because it connects several sides of robotics that are usually presented separately:

• Real Robots
• Robot History
• Pop Culture
• Entertainment
• Interaction

The robots we imagined. The robots we built. The robots we live with.

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Prices, schedules and tour times can change. Always confirm with the official museum or Turismo Madrid before visiting.

The collection covers a broad range of machines: retro robots, humanoid robots, entertainment robots, robot dogs, animatronic robots, educational robots, interactive robots, movie and science-fiction robots, robotic toys and collectibles.

This gives the museum a distinctly different character from technology museums that focus mainly on engineering or industrial automation.

Highlights include retro robots from the 1980s alongside more contemporary humanoid and interactive robots: Pepper, NAO, Pando, Pleo and EMROS.

Many robots are not simply displayed as static objects. Visitors can see them moving and interacting, giving the collection a stronger sense of life than a conventional historical display.

Rather than functioning primarily as a tool, Pleo is designed to behave more like a living creature. It forms an interesting bridge between Toy, Robot, and Companion.

This transition remains highly relevant as companion robots, robotic pets and socially interactive machines continue to develop.

AIBO was one of the earliest and most recognizable attempts to bring an autonomous consumer robot into people’s homes as a robotic companion. The collection therefore tells an important story:

These exhibits show how the idea of robots has developed not only through engineering, but also through fiction and popular imagination.

Robotics is fundamentally a physical technology. A photograph cannot fully communicate how a robot moves, responds, how large it is, how it behaves around people, or how mechanical or human-like its movements feel.

• How a robot moves
• How a robot responds
• How large it actually is
• How it behaves around people
• How mechanical or human-like its movements feel

Seeing a robot operate in front of you provides a much better understanding of what the technology actually means.

The standard visit lasts approximately 45 minutes and combines explanations with live demonstrations. Tours are available in Spanish and English.

For first-time visitors the guided format makes the collection considerably easier to understand.

In addition to the robot museum, visitors can find:

• Juguetrónica

  Technology and toy shop inside the venue.

• El Lagarto Verde

  Themed restaurant integrated with the experience.

• Changing Exhibition Area

  Rotating shows, updated periodically so there is always a reason to revisit.

• Selfie Area + More

  Dedicated photo area featuring replicas + additional entertainment.

The venue is designed to evolve beyond a fixed robot collection.

This makes it particularly suitable for visitors who are interested in robots but may not have a technical background. You do not need to understand robotics engineering to enjoy it. You can simply start with:

“I like robots.”

And then discover the history, technology, design and cultural ideas behind them.

It shows how robots have also become part of human entertainment and imagination. A robot can be a machine, a toy, a pet, a performer, a character, a companion, a collectible or a cultural icon. This broader view is increasingly important as consumer robotics develops.

The Robot Museum lets visitors see both sides of this story, simultaneously.