2 posts tagged “robot”

If you want something done right, sometimes you just have to create a steam-powered robot army to do it for you. Not that I don't have loyal followers to do my bidding, but some things are best left to robots.  Plus, watching a robot army at work is absolutely inspiring. The way they destroyed the scores of zeppelins sent to hunt me down last year, it almost brought tears to my eyes. I feel more comfortable around robots anyway. People always end up talking about love, mercy and goodness. Give me a robot's blank stare and mechanical heart any day.

When the old robot died, the people did not notice. It died suddenly, the middle of the orchard, its power cells shrieking for a few seconds before its spider-like legs collapsed. The people did not notice when the old robot died, but the robots did. They converged on the spot at dusk, all forty-seven of them, scurrying around on their eight limbs, examining the body, asking questions, remembering. The old robot, they knew, had been the last of the original robots from the colony ship. The old robot had planted the ancient apple tree now dripping blossoms over its body.