From Kapek's biotech machines of R.U.R. to Kuttner's Proud Robot to
the fictional assortment of mechanical sex toys, rebels, grandmothers,
servants, and masters, these machines have represented our dreams as
well as our anxieties. We love these literary creations but fear them
as well. Stories from the last decade representing the many faces of
robots -- beautiful, hideous, and everything in between.