Robot Fiction

If his inventions go wrong, Wendel just throws them away and starts again. So when Clunk, his robot assistant, fills the sock drawer with cups and saucers and makes tea in a Wellington boot, Wendel throws him on the scrap heap and makes himself a new assistant: the Wendelbot. But he gets more than he bargained for, and soon Wendel finds himself on the scrap heap. Can he win back his workshop from the mighty Wendelbot? Let the robot battle commence!

Dag einn heyra PJ Masks Romeo vinna að því sem hann kallar bestu uppfinningu sína fram að þessu og þau vilja fá að vita hvað það er. Svo hitta þau PJ vélmennið! Hvernig getur svona lítið og sætt vélmenni verið verk illmennis? Hverjar eru fyriráætlanir Romeo? Þegar Catboy, Gekko og Owlette uppgötva risastóra fjarstýringu, grunar þau ekki að þetta er allt risastór gildra. Vertu með ofurhetjunum að leysa mál PJ vélmennisins.

Tag med Kattedreng, Gekko og Ugline på superhelteeventyr! Kør ud i natten i Kattefræseren, Gekkomobilen eller Uglesvæveren og vær med til at forhindre Romeo, Månepige, Nat Ninja, Ulveungerne og alle de andre skurke i at overtage legepladsen og byen. Så på med din pyjamas - det er tid til at være helt! Pyjamashelte er på sagen, Pyjamashelte redder dagen!

Die spannenden Abenteuer von Timo und seinem Roboter-Freund Korgy 80 gehen in eine neue Runde! Eigentlich haben die beiden vor, bei herrlichem Sonnenschein einen ausgedehnten Wandertag einzulegen, doch dann kommt alles ganz anders... Timo und Korgy müssen ein klassisches Detektiv-Duo bilden, um einen äußerst rätselhaften Fall auf dem Bauernhof zu lösen. Ob sie es schaffen?

Die Fortsetzung der aufregenden Apfel-Mission: Begleite den kleinen Roboter Korgy 80 und seinen Freund Timo bei ihrem allerersten gemeinsamen Abenteuer rund um den Bauernhof von Timos Großeltern! Ihre Mission: Apfel-Nachschub für die Ponys von Oma und Opa holen - allerdings stellt sich das als gar nicht so leicht heraus... Erfahre außerdem, was kleine Roboter am liebsten zum Abendbrot essen, welche genialen Tricks Korgy auf Lager hat und wie man mit Maschinen sprechen kann. Das geht doch gar nicht, sagst du? Aber klar geht das - mit Korgy 80!

Der spannende Auftakt der Hörspiel-Serie "Korgy 80". Begleite den kleinen Roboter Korgy 80 und seinen Freund Timo bei ihrem allerersten gemeinsamen Abenteuer rund um den Bauernhof von Timos Großeltern! Ihre Mission: Apfel-Nachschub für die Ponys von Oma und Opa holen - allerdings stellt sich das als gar nicht so leicht heraus... Erfahre außerdem, was kleine Roboter am liebsten zum Abendbrot essen, welche genialen Tricks Korgy auf Lager hat und wie man mit Maschinen sprechen kann. Das geht doch gar nicht, sagst du? Aber klar geht das - mit Korgy 80!

In a small Wisconsin town filled with professional wrestlers, toilet-scrubbing doctors, and convenience store owners named Big Poppa, Steve tries to warn his wisecracking friends about the impending robot apocalypse before it's too late.

"Look, Brigadier! It's growing!" screamed Sarah. The Brigadier stared in amazement as the Robot began to grow...and grow...swelling to the size of a giant! Slowly the metal colossus, casting its enormous shadow upon the surrounding trees and buildings, began to stride towards the Brigadier. A giant metal hand reached down to grasp him.

In a future where every inch of Moscow is under surveillance and people date only online, a girl chooses to go on a real date.... This is how one of the 11 sci-fi stories begins.... There are neither cabbages nor kings in this book, just a president, oranges, and robots.

When two science-savvy girls create an entire robot world, they don’t expect the robots to come alive. But when a choice must be made, the robots might have to pay the price.

Meet Mookie Pearl. Criminal underworld? He runs in it. Supernatural underworld? He hunts in it. Nothing stops Mookie when he’s on the job. But when his daughter takes up arms and opposes him, something’s gotta give....

In this beautifully written kids story... it is the last day of Tom's holiday at the seaside and he's feeling very upset that it's nearly time for him to go home. He throws the last stick into the sea for his dog Patch but oh dear a giant wave carries them both far away to a desert island. But this island has a secret past as Tom is soon to find out because this is Robot Island that nobody knows about. Will Tom be able to escape from the Robots and get back home? These are great story books for kids who love robots. These two good stories for kids in this book truly do capture the imagination.

Just before Christmas, Hazel and Austin discover that Christmas might be ruined because Ahmed’s family will not be decorating the tree that year. With no hopes left, they turn to their little robot friend, ROYBI Robot, to help them find a solution. The smart robot educates itself about Christmas, downloads enough data, and learns the best way to help the kids and the town save Christmas.

The unending war with the anarchist rebellion has spread to the planet of Thrada III. A planet the Union cannot let fall into the hands of the enemy. Takashi Hiraku is part of conscripted civilian militia tasked with reinforcing the besieged city of Harmine. But when they arrive, they find the enemy is already in control and waiting for them. It is a deadly trap, and one that will change Takashi’s life forever. It will take all his wits and fighting ability if he is to survive the terrifying battle.

Norby è un robottino davvero unico. E non solo perché ha l'aspetto di un barilotto. I meccanismi che lo compongono provengono da una misteriosa astronave aliena e questo dettaglio gli permette di sottrarsi alle tre leggi della robotica. Può quindi rifiutarsi di obbedire agli ordini; essere un fifone sempre preoccupato di farsi male; e addirittura lottare contro i cattivi. Questo lo rende imprevedibile, buffo e... incredibilmente umano. Insieme al suo amico e proprietario, il cadetto spaziale Jeff Wells, dovrà affrontare l'odioso Ing l'Ingrato, deciso a diventare Imperatore della Terra.

Dan Dare and his crew finally return to Earth. Landing in central London, they find the city deserted - or that's how it seems at first. But soon Dare faces an army of ruthless machines, robots who have conquered the planet and placed the surviving humans in slave camps. The robots are too powerful and too numerous to be resisted, and their invasion is complete. With limited resources, Dare, Digby and Peabody face their greatest challenge yet - to liberate planet Earth.

La Vida de Okewa es una pequeña, pero muy jugosa historia que nos transporta a un mundo donde todo es posible. Es una obra llena de magia, cultura y sobre todo una mezcla de mitos y leyendas, donde la imaginación juega un papel principal. Convidando al lector a unirse y viajar por el mundo de la fantasía, donde lo imposible se mezcla con lo ridículo. Es allí, cuando el zarpazo del verbo hace del lector un participante más de tan increíble historia.

Dr. James Vandenberg finally receives approval to pursue his lifelong dream of creating advanced AI robots. Despite initial skepticism, he convinces the board of FORTRAN 5 to support his project, leading to the development of the SUDO AI program, which aims to create hyper-intelligent robots.

Amy Peterson is a von Neumann machine – a self-replicating humanoid robot. But Amy is a robot unlike any other - her failsafe has broken, meaning she is no longer sworn to protect humans. She and her equally synthetic partner Javier are holed up in their own robot paradise. But the world that wanted so much to get hold of Amy - to imprison her, melt her down, or use her as a weapon - will not stay away much longer. Javier must run, to Mecha, the robot kingdom, in search of salvation…or death.

It’s a story you may think you know - an aging baseball coach is challenged by the very boy he took in and raised. But in this near future world, "smart” houses talk and listen, and - privy as they are to the secret life of the household - family life gets interesting. Creepy and funny, unsettling and entertaining, this is a story that stands on its own even as it proves the perfect follow up to Gish Jen’s critically acclaimed novel The Resisters.