Artificial life forms are often created to serve human ends... but do they have the capacity to understand human emotions and sexuality? In this volume, seventeen authors address this question. Their answers are sexy, funny, sweet and sometimes chilling. Read on for an exploration of the boundaries of our human experience, and a look at the possibilities inherent in artificial consciousness. Raymond falls in love with a robot courtesan... but will loving him back destroy her programming forever? A grieving father buys a robotic love doll to take home to his family... but is there more to his motivations than loneliness? How can Frank move past his robot wife's affair with his PDA? The answers to these questions, and many more, lie inside.
Language
English
Pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Pop Seagull Publishing
Release
October 24, 2015
ISBN
1518712274
ISBN 13
9781518712272
Robotica: The Real Relationships of Artificial Life Forms
Artificial life forms are often created to serve human ends... but do they have the capacity to understand human emotions and sexuality? In this volume, seventeen authors address this question. Their answers are sexy, funny, sweet and sometimes chilling. Read on for an exploration of the boundaries of our human experience, and a look at the possibilities inherent in artificial consciousness. Raymond falls in love with a robot courtesan... but will loving him back destroy her programming forever? A grieving father buys a robotic love doll to take home to his family... but is there more to his motivations than loneliness? How can Frank move past his robot wife's affair with his PDA? The answers to these questions, and many more, lie inside.