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Chobits Chobits Clamp Hideki is a down-and-out slacker who is all alone, until he finds a persocon--a humanoid robot--in a garbage pile. He decides to take her home, after all, one man's trash is another man's treasure. OL12534738W
The road to Mars The road to Mars Eric Idle On a tour of planets in the 24th century, two comedians are caught in a terrorist plot to sabotage a spaceship. They are rescued by their robot, the third member of their act. OL12598W
Star Trek The Next Generation - The Light Fantastic Star Trek The Next Generation - The Light Fantastic Jeffrey Lang He was perhaps the ultimate human achievement: a sentient artificial life-form - self-aware, self-determining, possessing a mind and body far surpassing that of his makers, and imbued with the potent… OL17105171W
Neptunes Brood Neptunes Brood Charles Stross After being stalked across the galaxy by an assassin, post-human Krina Alzon-114 journeys to the water-world Shin-Tethys in search of her sister. OL17554076W
Sunrise Alley Sunrise Alley Catherine Asaro When research scientist Samantha Bryton comes to the aid of a stranger who washes up on the beach near her home, she is unaware that he is the result of an experiment conducted by Charon, a practitio… OL17675690W
iD (Machine Dynasty) iD (Machine Dynasty) Madeline Ashby 347 pages ; 18 cm OL19343957W
Black light express Black light express Philip Reeve With superb world building, gripping action, and ruthless political intrigue, Black Light Express delivers a breathtaking adventure into the darkest depths of space and is sure to please sci-fi fans … OL19717205W
vN vN Madeline Ashby "Amy Peterson is a von Neumann machine--a self-replicating humanoid robot. For the past five years, she has been grown slowly as part of a mixed organic/synthetic family. She knows very little about … OL19956265W
Descender, Vol. 2 Descender, Vol. 2 Jeff Lemire Young Robot boy TIM-21 and his companions struggle to stay alive in a universe where all androids have been outlawed and bounty hunters lurk on every planet. Written by award-winning creator, Jeff Le… OL20026374W
Sky doll Sky doll Alessandro Barbucci In a parallel universe, the existence of a sweet life-like android called Noa, a Sky Doll, is about to be turned upside down. When she is rescued by "missionaries" from her role as servant to a tyran… OL20027966W
The dark side The dark side Anthony O'Neill "In this dark and gripping sci-fi noir, an exiled police detective arrives at a lunar penal colony just as a psychotic android begins a murderous odyssey across the far side of the moon." -- OL20030226W
Railhead Railhead Philip Reeve Zen Starling is a petty thief from the filthy streets of Thunder City who aimlessly rides the rails of the Network. When the mysterious stranger Raven offers Zen a chance to escape the squalor of the… OL20034149W
Humanoid Robots Humanoid Robots Dragomir N. Nenchev,Atsushi Konno,Teppei Tsujita *Humanoid Robots: Modeling and Control* provides systematic presentation of the models used in the analysis, design and control of humanoid robots. The book starts with a historical overview of the f… OL20611519W
The Simulacra The Simulacra Philip K. Dick,Dick Hill On a ravaged Earth, fate and circumstances bring together a disparate group of characters, including a fascist with dreams of a coup, a composer who plays his instrument with his mind, a First Lady w… OL2172517W
The conspiracy game The conspiracy game Adam Holt "All Tully Harper wants is a normal summer at home with astronaut father, who is set to return from a mission to Mars. But when a mysterious object strikes Mars, and his father almost loses his life,… OL24257116W
A Shocking Thing A Shocking Thing Ambrose Bierce,Damon Knight,Roald Dahl [Man from the South](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL20504421W) / by Roald Dahl -- The snail-watcher / by Patricia Highsmith -- Bianca's hands / by Theodore Sturgeon -- Poor little warrior! / by B… OL26412328W
I heart robot /cSuzanne van Rooyen I heart robot /cSuzanne van Rooyen Suzanne Van Rooyen Sixteen-year-old Tyri wants to be a musician and wants to be with someone who won't belittle her musical aspirations. Q-I-99 aka 'Quinn' lives in a scrap metal sanctuary with other rogue droids. Whil… OL27681104W
Specimen Days Specimen Days Michael Cunningham " ... Three related stories spanning three-hundred years of New York history." A ghost story set during the Industrial Revolution, a thriller set at the beginning of the 21st century and a science fi… OL30836W
Nexi robot Nexi robot Toney Allman "Nexi is one of a team of four small humanoid robots that have mobility, dexterity and 'social' communication skills"--Provided by publisher. OL5708091W
Saber marionette J Saber marionette J Satoru Akahori On a world with no women, the surviving men have reinvented females in the form of androids called Marionettes. Normal marionettes are built to serve men and are limited in their actions and emotions… OL5760401W
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