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Another robot character of mine from a scifi story I started writing a few years ago.

Iris is a Skeeter class tactical military robot specializing in surgical strikes, as well as hit and runaways. These quadruped machines are extremely mobile, able to climb and traverse rugged terrain, leap long distances, and "skate" across even surfaces, striking key military targets with superhuman precision. Skeeters can be equipped with a variety of light, medium, and heavy weaponry--in some instances even weapons slightly more unwieldy to humans. Weighing over 600 pounds and able to move at speeds of up to 40 mph while skating, Skeeters are a formidable foe against enemy squads, and they are the preferred line of defense against Foo Fighters--which are an enigmatic, sometimes hostile presence encountered in the Corbett Cluster.

Iris works closely with Commander Stallone and Doctor Lexi of the Swan Brigade at Morne Base One where they are stationed at the ready to defend a fuel supply line. She has a personality of her own and works hard to protect Stallone and his troops. Being the only Skeeter stationed on Morne Base, the members of the Swan Brigade know her and trust her with fondness. She shows herself to be content among the troops and other robots on Morne Base, and seems to recognize each one.

In this story (tentatively called The Ghost Algorithm) modern robots are considered life forms with fluid intelligence and autonomy, equipped with semantics, emotions, and instincts to help them survive and do their useful work--which they are content to do. They are not human-like, however, even in intelligence or emotion, but they are created to work with and be personal with humans. They understand human intent when spoken to, but they have very limited or no speech of their own. They communicate more like pets, you might say.

Robots of modern design have also long been deemed to be machines with the capacity of life worthy to be treated with a degree of dignity.

Description
Another robot character of mine from a scifi story I started writing a few years ago.

Iris is a Skeeter class tactical military robot specializing in surgical strikes, as well as hit and runaways. These quadruped machines are extremely mobile, able to climb and traverse rugged terrain, leap long distances, and "skate" across even surfaces, striking key military targets with superhuman precision. Skeeters can be equipped with a variety of light, medium, and heavy weaponry--in some instances even weapons slightly more unwieldy to humans. Weighing over 600 pounds and able to move at speeds of up to 40 mph while skating, Skeeters are a formidable foe against enemy squads, and they are the preferred line of defense against Foo Fighters--which are an enigmatic, sometimes hostile presence encountered in the Corbett Cluster.

Iris works closely with Commander Stallone and Doctor Lexi of the Swan Brigade at Morne Base One where they are stationed at the ready to defend a fuel supply line. She has a personality of her own and works hard to protect Stallone and his troops. Being the only Skeeter stationed on Morne Base, the members of the Swan Brigade know her and trust her with fondness. She shows herself to be content among the troops and other robots on Morne Base, and seems to recognize each one.

In this story (tentatively called The Ghost Algorithm) modern robots are considered life forms with fluid intelligence and autonomy, equipped with semantics, emotions, and instincts to help them survive and do their useful work--which they are content to do. They are not human-like, however, even in intelligence or emotion, but they are created to work with and be personal with humans. They understand human intent when spoken to, but they have very limited or no speech of their own. They communicate more like pets, you might say.

Robots of modern design have also long been deemed to be machines with the capacity of life worthy to be treated with a degree of dignity.