I’m still in shock! He did it! The Tin Geezer actually did it! But I didn’t need to tell you that. It’s all over the news! They’re not sure what to call it. Technically, he’s not the first robot to take office. That honour would go to the Roomba that technically became mayor of Tower … Continue reading Bonabot VII
Did you see us readers!? Will I now be inundated with requests for my autograph and offers form showbiz agents who’ll propel me to stardom? Each week has seen a bold new flavour of escapade ever since that metal monstrosity rattled into my life. This week, Bonabot and I made our first ever television appearance! … Continue reading Bonabot VI
The tension is palpable, for the first time in decades, the population of Hatchfield are audibly buzzing with excitement for politics of all things! Flyers are being stuffed in letterboxes (and in turn, recycling bins). Pubs are reverberating with heated political debate. Electricity is in the air! And not just because EtherCom are experimenting with … Continue reading Bonabot V
On the morning of Sunday the 28th of June 1914, Gavrilo Princip drew his pistol, aimed it at Archduke Franz Ferdinand and pulled the trigger. It jammed. He was apprehended and confined to an obscure corner of history. 26 years later, an angry man wrote a diary. Dear log, Though you are made of … Continue reading The Rat Diaries I
This is a piece of flash fiction I wrote as part of the Coventry University Creative writing Society. It is, to date, the only thing I've succesfully managed to get published. It was featured in issue 2 of Bandit Fiction. I've since written a few more pieces in this series. When we at 1s and … Continue reading Bonabot I
Dear readers, I did it. I rebuilt him (or it?). As many of you will recall, I wrote in our last issue of the worst home-built robot we have ever reviewed. A morbid fusion of cheap appliances and the digitised ghost of Napoleon. Well, following Bonabot’s traumatic encounter with an Ocado lorry, he’s back up … Continue reading Bonabot II
Welcome back dear readers to what is fast becoming a staple for our modest tech periodical, another update on Bonabot. Some people’s favourite android inhabited by the spirit of a long deceased French emperor. [for those of you who’ve written in to state that you are not one of these people and in fact, hate … Continue reading Bonabot III
Another week has passed and yet again, a week of my life has been consumed by the ventures of that metal rascal. I did manage to find a small window in which to interview Bonabot’s creator, Marvin Beauchamp, which I will include in this article but only out of obligation. The rest of my time … Continue reading Bonabot IV
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