Fandom for Robots

"Fandom for Robots" is a 2017 science fiction short story by Vina Jie-Min Prasad. It was first published in Uncanny Magazine.

Synopsis

Computron — the world's first and only sentient robot — discovers anime, online fandom, and fan fiction.

Reception

"Fandom for Robots" was nominated for the 2017 Nebula Award for Best Short Story[1] and the 2018 Hugo Award for Best Short Story.[2] Tangent Online considered it to be "a feel-good tale with good humor and heart".[3]

gollark: Please explain the video in a text format.
gollark: Are you *sure* that's not, I don't know, BSD?
gollark: I've never heard of GXP VIRTUAL PORTS and a SATSOTPPED.
gollark: tjwld runs on Windows? I guess I shouldn't be surprised.
gollark: You missed the tjwld 2018 line.

References
  1. 2017 Nebula Award Finalists Announced! at Science Fiction Writers of America; published February 20, 2018; retrieved March 31, 2018
  2. 2018 Hugo Award Finalists Announced, at Tor.com; published March 31, 2018; retrieved March 31, 2018
  3. Uncanny #18, September/October 2017, reviewed by Rebecca DeVendra, at Tangent Online; published September 12, 2017; retrieved March 31, 2018
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