From Kapek's biotech machines of R.U.R. to Kuttner's Proud Robot to thefictional assortment of mechanical sex toys, rebels, grandmothers, servants, andmasters, these machines have represented our dreams as well as our anxieties. Welove these literary creations but fear them as well. Stories from the lastdecade representing the many faces of robots — beautiful, hideous, andeverything in between.