Interns at Helper Bots, Inc. didn't usually get instructions. They could design whatever robot they wanted and have it be inspected. If it passed the inspection, the company would start to mass-produce the robot. If it failed, the interns who designed it would have to go back to square one. There were a few rules: the robot needs an original name, a purpose, and had to be within the size limits (unless instructed otherwise).
Jason, Mike, and Pete were excited to design their very own robot, but they were stumped at the very first step: an original name. They spent hours trying to think of a good name, but they rejected their own ideas. Then JeeVee said to them that there is a database containing a list of all names that aren't taken. Pete scrolled through the list on a computer in their workroom. Jason and Mike tried to think of their robot's purpose. They decided that their robot would detect any hazardous waste spills and then clean it up. Then Pete found a good name for the robot that goes with its purpose: Cleanie.
"It's got a ring to it," Jason said, "but what is it gonna look like?" Then Mike said, "Well, it should have a vacuum to suck up the hazardous waste, and it should be able to hover above the ground in case the waste is corrosive." They all seemed happy with that, but then Jason quickly said, "Wait, if the waste is corrosive, won't it melt the vacuum? I think we should have the vacuum be strong enough to not get melted." "We should just have the entire robot itself be made of the strong metal, so then it doesn't melt from the inside out." Pete added.
They worked on Cleanie all day, and it was time to leave when they were done, so they would show it to the inspectors later on in the week.
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The Two Sides of Technology
Science FictionIn the not too distant future, mankind has developed a vast variety of robots and machinery. However, they all are designed to either help humanity or to destroy it. Eventually, war breaks out between good machines and bad machines. Jason, an inter...
