My Life as a Teenage Robot: Metallic Genesis
Prologue
"The human brain is a marvel of creation. No machine on earth may ever be able to duplicate its wonder."
Chapter 1- Girl's Dream
The little girl was always a bright. She tinkered with every piece of technology she can get. A favorite part of her "little projects" was making robots.
The first one she made when she was 10 years old.
The gears were in place, and the little paperclip legs were glued on well. The bottlecap feet provided good balance. She was so eager to see it walk. She wound it up and waited. This was the moment she had been waiting for.
One step, two steps...
It fell over. She picked it up, only to have it fall again. She would keep trying, ending in failure every time. Tears welled up in her eyes as she watched her little robot kick its legs in the air.
In her aggrevation, she picked it up and slammed it against the wall of her room. The pieces scattered.
She cried and cried, thinking of what could have gone wrong. When she stopped, the only sound in the room was that of gears.
She picked up the pieces and started again.
Nora Wakeman had a long future ahead of her.
Nora was a walking brain in junior high school. She excelled greatly in english, computer applications, art, and mathematics. During her senior year she entered a science fair.
That day was magnificent for her. The gym was full of many projects, but Nora's stood out like bright light.
Her project was about robotic technology and it was more than just a cardboard backboard and papers with documentation and fancy equations. She actually built a machine that walks and can grab objects. Of course it was remote control, but this project was a breakthrough for her. The High School of Robotics Technology accepted her that very day.
High school of course had its challenges. Nora was facing high competition with other students. Determined to be the best, she sacrificed all leisure time she had and did nothing more than study. One subject that most intrigued her was that of the mechanics of the human mind.
The human produces thousands of electric impulses, each one with a specific function. These travel no less than a second to complete its task. These same impulses power the ability of memory and cognition.
Why not do the same for a robot? Nora's theories made her the top student and landed her in the Tremorton University of Science.
This is the beginning of a new era.
Nora Wakeman will indeed fulfill her dream… to create the first intelligent robot.
End Chapter 1