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(More customer reviews)I enjoyed the story, only wish it had been a bit longer. It reminded me a little bit of Millenium Man, where Robin Williams played a household robot who kept getting upgrades to become more "human" including getting feelings. He almost outlived all the family that he loved, but that is another story. In this one, Avey (nickname for AVI which stands for artificial something intelligence) is a household drone, going about its duties for the family who bought it from Walmart in New Jersey (I liked that touch). Eventually, all the AVIs are recalled for a so-called upgrade to add a pain-sensing function, with the belief that the fear of pain will keep these machines subservient to humans, as the balance of intelligence on the planet shifts from human to artificial. Had they only left well enough alone but, no, people have to go and muck things up.
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"...a funny and disturbing satire, and a refutation of the more facile writings in our genre." - Sean Melican, Ideomancer"Lange gives us a quiet and sad look at the world of institutionalized timidity we are heading towards with or without robots, intertwined with a hilarious send-up of just how we're getting there." - Racheline Maltese, Gather blog"We, Robots does a grand job of laying the foundation for conversation for someone not versed with the concepts; and it is an interesting story in its own right, told with somewhat of an Asimovian tongue." --GUD MagazinePoignant tale of humans and robots and the meaning of life."This is a short novel, about 100 pages, but it says a lot about concepts of humanity. It is easy to read, and very much worth reading." -- Paul"It has the comprehensibility of Asimov, the wry social commentary of Dick, the conscience of Serling's “Twilight Zone" and the heart of Bradbury. However, as much as Lange has drawn from the masters, she has created something completely unique and has a voice of her own that is equal to any of them." --Sandi
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