"Mike Resnick - Robots Dont Cry" - читать интересную книгу автора (Resnick Mike)

"Fine," I said. "Wake him up."



The littleMech made one final quick adjustment and backed away as the robot hummed gently to life and
sat up.



"Welcome back," I said.



"Back?" replied the robot. "I have not been away."



"You’ve been asleep for five centuries, maybe six."



"Robots cannot sleep." He looked around. "Yet everything has changed. How is this possible?"



"You were deactivated," said theBaroni . "Probably your power supply ran down."



"Deactivated," the robot repeated. Heswiveled his head from left to right, surveying the scene. "Yes.
Things cannot change this much from one instant to the next."
"Have you got a name?" I asked him.



"Samson 4133. But Miss Emily calls me Sammy."



"Which name do you prefer?"



"I am a robot. I have no preferences."



I shrugged."Whatever you say, Samson."