

She thinks it is inappropriate for a robot to take care of her daughter, and worries about what might happen if he “goes berserk.” Her husband, Mr. Weston, however, has concerns about Robbie.

They play together constantly, and Robbie is a good caretaker. She begins in 1996 with the story of “ Robbie,” a nonverbal robot nursemaid who has been taking care of a young girl named Gloria for two years. She tells a series of stories that trace her experience with positronic robots over time, emphasizing how she considers these robots to be a “cleaner better breed” than humans. A reporter from the Interplanetary Press comes to interview her about her time at the company. Robots and Mechanical Men, where she has worked for her entire adult life as a robopsychologist.
