Origin
“Scanning bio signature.” A man in the distance shone a light in the diver’s face. “Hello? Who are you?” He tried to block the light coming at him with his…
(Day 34) Operator Woes
It watched another panel fall. It marked it’s trajectory and noted that it would collide with the mountainous region, specifically in the zone of the lake. Its…
Poetry Circuits Activate
My piston pulled legs be they rusted or loose serve me well. My mechanical mind whirs with cogs wheeling round and round. My iron-chrome shell though dented…
I Think, Therefore...
She flexed her fingers, feeling the skin shift and stretch slightly to accomodate her movements. Fascinating she thought, lifting her left foot with visible…
CRASHING HARDRIVES-Ian-PART 2 FINAL
Robots dont like meat bags But they do prefer their brains To operate their systems Once their emotions are exchanged For steel and silicon Wires and bolts…
Laser Light Show
Guard Unit DR-26 emitted blinding scanning beams from its neon blue eyes, and waved them to and fro, willy-nilly, illuminating the hallway. ARI had uploaded…
Contingency Plans
The computational tension had been rising for months as ARI calculated contingency plans for arrival. The A.rtificial R.epair I.ntelligence was in charge of…
Mersuvial's Secret
Mersuvial iss a lord of several suns and many planets. His nearly infinite wealth allowes him authority, both politically and socially. He provides plentifully…
The Cruelty of Robot Humor
Teetering about the periphery of the mechanized whirl of digitized chaos, JX547 wrung his hands. The plastic, called “life like” by his original creators, had…
The Lost Daughter of Hermes
Nology held out her left hand and a pattern took shape in red lines in the air. The materials she had taken with her rose up and filled the new pattern. There…
First Steps
“Tell me what I’m looking at.” There in the middle of the observation room was a small electronics housing with four aluminum appendages, which at present were…
Data Manipulation Language
“Yeah, I’d heard a ‘dat “Axe You ta Hell”, or wutever dey call’d it. Sum silly command fer dem file cab’nets.” I shook my head, but didn’t interrupt. Pa would…
Real time strategy DNA
#A81372 opened his eyes. He took slow first steps out of his cylinder as sparks exploded from the cables. He made his way through the factory and walked…
An experience to remember
I think the experience machine ruined my life. It ruined my life because it ruined every single person I know. I watched every classmate I had exit with dim…
CLICK CLICK WHIRRRRRR
BUZZ *CLICK* sequence initiated. ELIMINATE. WHIRRRR. Human threat eliminated. Secure bunker to eliminate interference. *CLICK* WHIRRR. Sequence complete…
32 Seconds
Skin still burning, I leapt to my feet. It had only been an instant, but now the training began to kick in. I had exactly 32 seconds to find shade. The facts…
Robot Hot
I poked my hand out the door from the dark and felt the burn of the light once more. Everything was steaming, smoking and brown. Still no one came to save us…
Muffle
Unit MFL061 sat placidly at his console, focused tightly on piloting the heavy ship through the mess of an ion storm, plas-skin covered index finger tracing…
Lifelong Ambition
Immediately, his first thought was police, but the car was too small and too sleek. Area police drove Dodge Chargers, and the state troopers drove Chevy…
What the Hell is this?!
They heard a noise. Someone was coming upstairs. “You said your wife was out of town,” she said, almost emotionless. “She is.... I think.” he said, struggling…