tag:www.helper-robots.com,2009:/rss 2012-02-19T00:00:00Z tag:www.helper-robots.com,2009:Comic/828036106 2012-02-20T02:26:08Z 2012-02-20T02:30:34Z <img class='comic' src='http://images.helper-robots.com//system/images/828036106/default/bookbot-smaller.JPG?1329704996' title='First they came for the space operas, and I did not speak out because I was reading steampunk.'> <div class='explanation'>Helper Robot #127 was meant to be a time capsule for willpower, separating me from my cell phone and/or social networks during working hours. <br><br>It seems to have repurposed itself, and will likely stay that way until I can explain that escapism is not an existential threat.</div> Monica monica@helper-robots.com tag:www.helper-robots.com,2009:Comic/828036105 2011-11-20T02:12:11Z 2011-11-20T02:12:11Z <img class='comic' src='http://images.helper-robots.com//system/images/828036105/default/nov19.jpg?1321755130' title=''> <div class='explanation'>Once again away from home, scanned with (ahem) unusual methods.</div> Monica monica@helper-robots.com tag:www.helper-robots.com,2009:Comic/828036104 2011-11-19T03:46:11Z 2011-11-19T04:05:52Z <img class='comic' src='http://images.helper-robots.com//system/images/828036104/default/nov18.JPG?1321674370' title=''> <div class='explanation'>After showing off two gifts to the Helper Robot Labs, I feel like displaying one of my own. This one was drawn for author <a href="http://www.geardrops.net">Morgan Dempsey</a> after reading her outstanding short story 'The Memory Gatherer'. It features robots and jagged dystopian landscapes, and <a href="http://redstonesciencefiction.com/2011/06/the-memory-gatherer/">you can read it too!</a></div> Monica monica@helper-robots.com tag:www.helper-robots.com,2009:Comic/828036103 2011-11-17T18:34:17Z 2011-11-17T18:34:17Z <img class='comic' src='http://images.helper-robots.com//system/images/828036103/default/robotsonnet-small.png?1321554857' title=''> <div class='explanation'>This sonnet, like Ari's drawing from two days ago, is an extraordinary gift by an even more extraordinary person. I cannot thank Torrey enough for giving me such a beautiful thing to illustrate. I hope that, despite the time and sanity constraints of National Helper Robot Month, I've managed to do it justice.</div> Monica monica@helper-robots.com tag:www.helper-robots.com,2009:Comic/828036102 2011-11-16T23:01:29Z 2011-11-16T23:01:29Z <img class='comic' src='http://images.helper-robots.com//system/images/828036102/default/nov16.png?1321484489' title=''> <div class='explanation'>Scanning issues strike again. I'm fond of this one, so I'll try to get you a sharper version soon.</div> Monica monica@helper-robots.com