sˈuːpɚ ɹˈoʊbɑːts fˈɜːst kˈeɪm ˌɪntʊ ðə nˈoʊɾɪs ʌv ɐmˈɛɹɪkən pˈɑːp kˈʌltʃɚɹ ɪnðə fˈɔːɹm ʌvðə dʒaɪɡˈæntoːɹ tˈɛtsuːdʒˌɪn nˌɪdʒuːhˈætʃi twˈɛnti ˈeɪt ˈænɪmˌeɪ sˈɪɹiz ðæt wʌz ɪmpˈoːɹɾᵻd ˌɪntʊ ðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts fɹʌm dʒəpˈæn dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti z.
Super robots first came into the notice of American pop culture in the form of the Gigantor (Tetsujin Nijuhachi-28) anime series that was imported into the United States from Japan during the 1960s.