Robots: The Recent A.I.
- ISBN-10
- 1607013185
- ISBN-13
- 9781607013181
- Series
- Robots
- Category
- Fiction
- Pages
- 406
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012
- Publisher
- Prime Books
- Authors
- Aliette de Bodard, Elizabeth Bear, Cory Doctorow
Description
Features short stories about robots that depict the complications and questions surrounding rights, human bonding, and freedom.
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