Name: The Warm Machine
Author: Aimee Cozza

When a robot built for construction work first sees an angular, sleek prototype military robot slink onto the base he’s working outside of, he immediately falls in love. The problem is, only anomalous bots understand the concept of love, and the lowly laborbot has not deviated from his default programming once. So he thinks, anyway. When the laborbot is scheduled for decommission, the military bot cannot possibly live without him, and the two bots set out on a path to find the fabled anomalous robot utopia Root.

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Published in 2024 with the help of Booktopia and amazing supporters like you, The Warm Machine is a robot sci-fi novella available as ebook, paperback, and hardcover from your favorite bookselling retailers. Written by sci-fi lover and debut author Aimee Cozza, The Warm Machine is a love letter to sci-fi in all of its amazing forms. Follow along in Sterling’s point of view as he travels from nameless, never-wanting-anything autonomous labor bot, to a caring, irreplaceable, and curious bot who carves a path for himself in the shadow of his impossibly complex new-tech companion. Experience first-hand how the different bots comprehend, cope with, and rationalize their own awakening into anomalousness in their own unique way, and the lengths they’ll go through to find their own safe space.

BackerKit pre-orders also enjoy the short format story Troubleshooting Your NX Personal Android along with supplemental illustrations.

'All bots were machines, but not all machines were bots. FLC0776 just happened to be a bot... To call a bot a machine would be an insult, if the bot were capable of feeling insulted.'

What are people saying about The Warm Machine?

'Fresh, thought-provoking, and populated by relatable characters you can't help but root for.' - Tory Keith, Author

'I hate you, I loved it.' - N.A. Soleil, Author, The Metacosm Chronicles

'...A thoughtful and captivation exploration into what happens when 'bots start thinking outside their boxes, catching feels, and contemplating sentience...' - Pachouli F, Beta Reader

A small black bot running and disappearing from left to right.

Meet the Robots

A yellow construction robot sitting with his chin in his hand, looking off to the lower right.

Sterling

Model: FLC0776
Autonomous Labor Bot

The FLC0776 labor android series boasts unparalleled control and accuracy from our foreman models that you’ve come to know and trust from Cyberdynelife! Enjoy complete independent work from the ground up with a solar powered 4-machine self-contained crew. Discontinued model. FLC0777 coming soon!

Strong, durable, and curious, Sterling asks many questions even if he is not always guaranteed an answer. Loyal to a fault and quick to trust, he’ll follow Zev to the ends of the Earth.

A military robot holding a nasty looking gun wearing a raincoat. He is crouched and aiming.

Zev

Model: AZR4700
Prototype Bot

The newest in our stealth line, the brand new AZR4700 series is undergoing prototype testing to bring the latest in mechanized warfare to your platoon soon! New optical camouflage feature so they’ll never know what’s coming. Exclusively at Cyberdynelife.

Tricky, cool, and calculating, Zev always says what he means but never shows exactly what he’s thinking. With a soul too big for his robotic body, he reaches out to Sterling to teach him about all of the things he could be experiencing.

A sparkly black opal looking bot's face, looking off to the distance.

Inix

Model: NX1000
Personal Bot

Enjoy the best that life can offer with the NX line of personal androids. Unmatched quality, customizability, and human-like features, you’ll enjoy the NX1000 and all it can do for you without breaking the bank. New colors available. Order now at Cyberdynelife!

Cheery and bubbly, Inix has a way with words – along with a peculiar way of getting information. Inix delivers a dimensionality to the other two androids that only an emotionally-complex bot can – or at least one that’s programmed to fake it well.

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