Robots Stories

Orson Walters is an Andriod (who prefers the term "mechanical human) is going for his first job and needs to stand out among the other robot applicants. Will his creator Joe's advice help him?

Based on the world, setting, and characters in Philip K Dick’s Second Variety. After Sam Walker's space shuttle was destroyed by a mysterious rocket, he thought he'd gotten lucky when another ship came along to rescue him. But when he finds out his rescuers also have his cargo and are holding him and a few others prisoner, he becomes suspicious about what Celmos Corp has him transporting to Mars.

In a Post-Apocalyptic yet hyper-advanced world, Alex notices subtle changes in his thoughts—unbidden ideas that feel familiar and foreign. As he delves deeper, he uncovers a chilling link between technology and human autonomy, forcing him to question the boundaries of control and identity.

The exercise is supposed to use blanks. Then a collision cuts drone operator Beth Miller off from command, soldiers report casualties, and a drone fires live rounds despite an acknowledged weapons hold. With civilians trapped and her lieutenant badly injured, Beth must decide what to trust—and how to protect the people in the street when her controls no longer guarantee control.

Second Skin is a psychological sci-fi thriller about Becca Dorain, a woman plagued by memory lapses, sudden sickness, and a disturbing sense that she’s being quietly replaced. A routine business trip turns into a paranoid nightmare when time fractures and slips As reality peels away, Becca races to hold onto her identity—mind, body, and memory—before it’s overwritten forever.

A story in the The Universe from a future where humans and sentient AIs meet as legal equals and chosen partners
Polaris is a recognized synthetic person and a gifted aerospace engineer. But someone else owns every processor, power line, and switch keeping them alive. When a routine relocation exposes the limits of that recognition, Polaris sets out to build a residence of their own—and discovers how hard it is to own a life others still regard as equipment.