Pre-production artwork & design from the Blue Sky Studios film. Preface by William Joyce. Foreword by Chris Wedge. Artwork by William Joyce, Michael Knapp, Daniel Lopez Munoz, Dice Tsutsumi, and others.

The team behind the blockbuster animated hit Ice Age -- Twentieth Century Fox, Blue Sky Studios, and Academy Award-winning director Chris Wedge -- joined forces with acclaimed children's author William Joyce to create another visually magnificent, animated classic in Robots. Conceptualized by this stellar creative team and voiced by stars such as Ewan McGregor, Halle Berry, Mel Brooks, Stanley Tucci, Greg Kinnear, and Amanda Bynes, Robots is a magical contribution to the art of animation. Here to celebrate the film is The Art of Robots, offering a sneak peek at the early visual developmental stages of the film. Featuring the spectacular concept art created by the team at Blue Sky Studios and by producer and production designer William Joyce, this innovative and imaginative book is an exclusive backstage pass to the hidden animation artistry behind Robots.