© 2023 Science Fiction Motif Index by Alexander Lowry. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
Welcome to the Science Fiction Motif Index, a small repository of concepts from science fiction and their history. Explore the development of robots, carbon fiber, and alien encounters as told through stories of different time periods. Find the influences and predecessors of your favorite stories, or other stories that explore the same concepts.
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(Czech: Rossumovi Univerzální Roboti)
Computer-controlled machines, often intelligent.
Very frequently a stand-in for oppressed labor classes. If robots are said to be only shallow p-zombies, be sure that they will actually have rich inner lives. If they are said to always complete tasks in the face of danger, be sure that one will rebel to save itself.
© 2023 Science Fiction Motif Index by Alexander Lowry. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0