Helping - and falling for - lovely, dorky and cute Byron requires more than just giving him a place to stay under his roof.

Especially as more and more robots with artificial intelligence leave their work and request to be accepted as individual entities by human society. Waking and getting to know 'Byron' isn't the only difficulty in Jared's life, though. It even involves an international conspiracy that requires Jared to make use of his hacking skills and expose illegal government operations - and all that just because he needs a new battery for his guy (which turns out to be as expensive by itself as purchasing a new 'sentient brobot'). Stealing him from the dumpster isn't hard, but fixing the guy is. When the handsome muscled construction worker lying on top of a pile of rubbish doesn't turn out to be a corpse, but a broken human-like robot, Jared only has one thought: How to get the gorgeous machine home to fix it?Īnd come on, who WOULDN'T snatch a guy like this from a pile of trash?

Not a big deal in itself, but.why are there shoes sticking out of a construction waste container - with legs attached to it? Jared stumbles upon a construction site in the city that he hasn't been to before. Losing himself in thoughts and walking a tad bit further than usual is not. Taking Artie out for a walk is Jared's usual evening routine. His last relationship recently went down the drain - which doesn't surprise Yana much, knowing that Jared's urge to 'fix things' also applies to his relationships, so he occasionally sends guys packing because of it. Jared is a professional programmer sharing his house with his dog Artie - and not doing much except meet with his best friend Yana over drinks once in a while or fixing some odd broken junk. junior', but let's just let that slide, LOL.

It reminded me so much of Isaac Asimov's early works on robotics that it felt like a loving homage in some ways, while being an original piece of m/m fiction at the same time.

Brobots by Trevor Barton