Like its characters, “Robots” seems assembled from previously owned parts and spare cultural flotsam. For the postmodern grown-up, it will double as a vigorous spot-the-reference workout.

Sadly other robots feel like spare parts. For instance Halle Berry's Cappy merely plays tagalong on Rodney's quest to save the city's broken-down population.

Fox is waiting more than six months -- forever in DVD land nowadays -- to release its $126 million-grossing toon "Robots," but the Sept. 20 debut will mark the studio's first simultaneous bow for ...