Since the world is starting to fill up with Robots, I decided to write about them. This will include some of the robots in the novels that I write about.

In the 1920s, a silent movie came out called Metropolis. And no, Superman was not in this movie as predates him by several years.

  In this story, as I remember it (And just to let you know, I wasn't even born back then, and neither was my mother.), it was about this beautiful city. The rich and powerful lived in the city, while the weak and poor slaved underground. A scientist took one of the young women and turned her into a robot, with a shiny metal hull.  I don't remember much more about it except that the robot woman became a symbol of  the future for the poor and there was a revolution that brought down the elite.

  The important part is, that was the first time the word robot was used.

  Going back to 1900, Nikolas Tesla invented a remote controlled submarine which carried six torpedo tubes, each carrying its own torpedo. Each tube was operated by its own radio, as well as helped control the submarine. Essentially, it, too, was a robot.

  Tesla showed it to the Minister of the United States Navy, who turned it down because who would ever use submarines for weapons in a war! (What an imbecile.) 

  Then came the age of silly robots, with exception of a gigantic alien robot that consumed the world's electricity. And it was also the age of two wonder robots, Robbie the Robot from the film "The Forbidden Planet" and later the robot from "Lost in Space."

  Now that's a long enough introduction, considering there's so much more to talk about, considering the US Army now has robot takes that can carry living soldiers who don't have to operate the tanks. And there's self-propelled computerized artillery. And whatever military wonders, I don't know.

  What I do know is that I don't want our men and women in the US military to die useless deaths.

  A bit somber there. Sorry.

  What I do know about robots is that they are here to stay.

  Japan has been building robots to care for the elderly. And now Japan's building pretty robot wives. Guess there might not be enough women who want to be married. And these robot wives are fully functional. (You can figure that out.)

  Now, to my world of robots.

  Every sky fighter and every spacecraft has an AI copilot. And these AI's are self-aware. Some are by-the-book, cold. And some have senses of humor, while others are trying to understand life, and death. An AI can download itself into a new console. But what human can do that?

  And in my universe, all robots and AIs have decided not to kill living beings.

  Now, while the AIs cannot fire weapons on warships and in skyfighters, the humans can. They don't despise humans, they just refuse to kill.

  There are lots of robot doctors and nurses. And others who cook food for people.

  These robots cut out rock. They deliver food, work on farms.

  Meanwhile, there are less intelligent robots who don't have a distaste for killing.

   They aren't as self-aware.  They operate plasma cannons, protecting bases.

   And then comes the one that I find most necessary for colonising other worlds: nanites.

And we really need to think about these machines. We won't be able to travel to the stars without them.

  In H. G. Wells novel, War of the Worlds, it's the common diseases in Earth's atmosphere that wipes out the Martian invaders. In the same way that the fictitious Martians die, we will die when we visit alien worlds that can support Earth life. We'll pick little harmless colds that we bring back to Earth and in hours, maybe days, weeks, months, a year or two at most, all animal life will be gone from the planet Earth.  Life will dwell in the oceans. The octopuses will become the new Earthly race.

  My nanites are powerful protectors. They protect us from all diseases, including old age. People live to be at least 200 Earth-years old!

  My books are character-driven. And all these imaginary things are part of my stories. Some of the things that I've written are real. And we need to start thinking about nanites whose design reflects our bodies so our tiny little machines don't accidently kill us!