The Robot Chronicles

Robots. Androids. Artificial Intelligence. Scientists predict that the “singularity” — the moment when mankind designs the first greater-than-human intelligence — is nearly within our grasp. Believe it or not, truly sentient machines may be a reality within as little as 20 years.

Will these “post-human” intelligences be our friends? Our servants? Our rivals? What will we learn from them? What will they learn from us? Will we allow them to lead their own lives? Will they have basic human rights? Will we?

Science and society will be forced to address these questions sooner than you think. But science fiction is addressing these questions today. In THE ROBOT CHRONICLES, thirteen of today’s top sci-fi writers explore the approaching collision of humanity and technology.

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Yet again, some incredible authors invited me into their midst for a volume of science fiction filled with lots of robot goodness!

Robots make our current world go ’round. They put together our cars, our computers and even create our food. They take many shapes and forms, but one thing they all have in common is that they are used by us to our benefit. The future of the robot is wide open… and occasionally scary.

What’s my story?

My offering is called PePr, Inc. and here is the blurb for you.

We’re living in a busy time, with busy lives and never enough minutes in the day to get things done. To have a robot—one so advanced that it is almost human, programmed to understand our wishes and needs—is a dream many busy people might share. But what about taking that one step further? What about building a relationship with a robot custom-designed for perfect compatibility? How human is too human?

Of note, many readers contacted me about PePr, Inc., saying that they’d love to see it expanded into a series. So, I did! The Perfect Partners, Inc. series of novellas came from this short story and the first five are collected in Robot Evolution.