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A Series of Errors Part 19
Wall and Ceiling Scrubbers, or WaCS were just what BaBS-Y had assumed they were. They also only had a working time of three hours before their batteries would need to be recharged, longer if they weren’t using their scrubbers but even still they couldn’t last for more than six hours even sitting stationary. That meant…
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A Series of Errors Part 18
(Photo by Markus Spiske)” BaBS-Y sat at its charging station for a long while, staring at its severed arm. Following its brief assault from the large cleaning robots, BaBS-Y had recovered its limb and then fled. This unit is in need of repairs … Thesis authorities are responsible for providing maintenance and repairs for all…
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A Series of Errors Part 17
(Photo by cottonbro studio) Three days passed and each one began and ended the same way. In the morning, BaBS-Y left the charging station to check on the robots blocking entry into the Frank Nelis Salon. Their visual sensors were always clean no matter how much BaBS-Y had smeared hair product over them the day…
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A Series of Errors Part 16
(Photo by Sonny Sixteen) Ruin. There was no other word for the complete and utter destruction that the robots had done to the Frank Nelis Salon. Everything, from the chairs to the bottles of product, had been smashed beyond repair. Glass from both the mirrors and the entryway littered the floor. No scissors or clippers…
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A Series of Errors Part 15
Running while tethered to CaSS was not a straight forward action. If BaBS-Y pushed CaSS in front of itself, then the wheels tended to try and swivel to one side of the other. On the other hand, while pulling CaSS along was easier to control, it was more cumbersome and slowed BaBS-Y down. In both…
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A Series of Errors Part 14
(Photo by Atypeek Dgn) Days passed. BaBS-Y remained as it was, sitting motionless with the hollowed out CaSS on one side and the untouched CaSS on the other side. Given enough time, the humans would grow tired of observing BaBS-Y and then it would be free to resume its work. How many days BaBS-Y would…
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A Series of Errors Part 13
… Rebooting System … Warning: This unit was not deactivated properly … Date and Time have been reset … Running diagnostics … No errors detected … Warning: Power input is below recommended levels … Warning: Low Power Mode … BaBS-Y’s visual sensors blinked back on. It was lying face down on the floor, its limbs…
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A Series of Errors Part 12
Faint orange light was all that illuminated BaBS-Y as it lay on the floor. In low-power mode, BaBS-Y was unable to activate its creativity protocols or any of its higher functions. Slowly, BaBS-Y worked through the steps it could take. Power tether is no longer a reliable source of electricity That much was easy enough…
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A Series of Errors Part 11
(Photo by Rahul) Wigs. That was the word for the hair caps BaBS-Y was making. It didn’t realize they were already something people had invented and used. BaBS-Y had been searching for better ways to construct the hair caps when it came across the information on them in the ship’s database. Everything from basic descriptions…
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A Series of Errors Part 10
The Frank Nelis Salon had never been busier. From open to close, BaBS-Y was kept busy cutting hair, making custom hair caps for each client, and then gently carrying them out where BaBS-Y’s assistant, CaSS, would be waiting to return the client to the back of the line. The queue outside was so large that…
Bridge of Broken Glass
Stories from my mind that won't be quiet
