Ficlets

Logically, Igbot should vote for the device which will most improve Robot-Owner interaction in the General Sentient Parliament, but Igbot finds itself spending cycles on Machine-372’s treads (like Igbot’s!), and Spindle-A2’s mode of data transmission (a feature Igbot appreciates although it’s otherwise unrelated to performance).

The Emotional Emulator begins overheating: this is so hard. It takes several seconds, and Igbot seems to be stuck. But at last, a decision! Installer-17/c has green diodes!

Igbot begins to feel taken nanoseconds after submitting its vote. What did it just do? Yes, Installer-17/c has aesthetically-pleasing green diodes and Igbot is certain they would be highly compatible during socially-interactive contacts. But Installer-17/c’s draft taxation protocol cannot possibly allow government-subsidized sprocket production to continue through next fiscal year.

Igbot’s Emotional Emulation Card makes a soft whirring noise as the robot bangs its sensory module against a nearby wall.