How to map elements of the list to their indices using Java 8 streams?

Question

Having a list of strings, I need to construct a list of objects which are effectively pairs (string, its position in the list). Currently I have such code using

Answer 1

The easiest way is to stream indices:

List robots = IntStream.range(0, names.size())
                              .mapToObj(i -> new Robot(i, names.get(i))
                              .collect(toList());