tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26974492.post642574458903310553..comments2024-03-28T12:46:20.637-04:00Comments on alien romances: Robot CompanionsRowena Cherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11839386556697211986noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26974492.post-62542199505890602562011-08-11T16:06:42.224-04:002011-08-11T16:06:42.224-04:00Although I write about androids in many formats in...Although I write about androids in many formats in my books, I'm extremely uneasy about the entire concept. Asimo gives me the willies. I saw a video of a giant robot that interacted with a crowd in an entertainment complex. The fact that a man was inside it didn't make me feel any more comfortable. That valley of unease is a gorge for me. Odd that I can write them, but don't even like the idea of a robotic vacuum cleaner. I recall an automaton of President Lincoln at Disney World many years ago. When it stood, I almost got up and ran. I stayed, but except for the fact that it gave the Gettysburg Address, I couldn't have told you what it said. I was too fascinated / horrified watching it to note much else. Just for the record, clowns and mascots are no-nos as well.Kayelle Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02833531229634787728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26974492.post-56205479408186849732011-08-11T15:11:35.376-04:002011-08-11T15:11:35.376-04:00Remember Ray Bradbury's story, published a LON...Remember Ray Bradbury's story, published a LONG time ago, about a robot "grandmother"? The motherless children she cared for got very attached to her. Yes, it will probably come someday.<br /><br />Suzette Haden Elgin wrote a delightful poem about robot caretakers for elderly people, in which the androids were so realistic their owners (or employers) came to think of them as people. When the robot broke down or became obsolete, the old ladies expressed horror at the idea of discarding a faithful attendant "just because she's old." Therefore, the next generation of housekeeping robots "looks exactly like a broom."Margaret Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08293021955480708191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26974492.post-55565726221250434352011-08-11T09:38:44.082-04:002011-08-11T09:38:44.082-04:00Cool! I wrote a short story called "Data"...Cool! I wrote a short story called "Data" about a robotic caretaker - looks like it's become/becoming a reality! It has its good points and bad points, but I think it will happen whether we like it or not.Lihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08831231531918915804noreply@blogger.com