The Cybernetic Tea Shop

Posted on 03 September 2017 by Meredith Katz

Clara Gutierrez is a highly skilled technician specializing in the popular Raise AI companions Her childhood in a migrant worker family has left her uncomfortable with lingering in any one place, so she sticks around just long enough to replenish her funds before she moves on, her only constant companion Joanie, a fierce, energetic Raise hummingbird.Sal is a fully autonomous robot, the creation of which was declared illegal ages earlier due to ethical concerns She is older than the law, however, at best out of place in society and at worst hated Her old master is long dead, but she continues to run the tea shop her master had owned, lost in memories of the past, slowly breaking down, and aiming to fulfill her master s dream for the shop.When Clara stops by Sal s shop for lunch, she doesn t expect to find a real robot there, let alone one who might need her help But as they begin to spend time together and learn about each other, they both start to wrestle with the concept of moving on Best Download [ The Cybernetic Tea Shop ] By [ Meredith Katz ] – kino-fada.fr My full review is up on Queer SFF but can we talk about how nice it was to follow an asexual character who falls in love with another woman That s so me I could D I E.Man, I would give this six stars if I could The Cybernetic Tea Shop is a quick, emotional, uplifting f f romance between an outmoded android and a robot repair tech, with an ending that reminds me of sunlight breaking through the end of a really wet rainstorm.The robot is basically a robot widow, thinking of the woman who first acquired her to help with her tea shop with fond longing even hundreds of years after her death It could all be read as a gigantic metaphor for the vulnerability of a n Man, I would give this six stars if I could The Cybernetic Tea Shop is a quick, emotional, uplifting f f romance between an outmoded android and a robot repair tech, with an ending that reminds me of s...Things I Find While Shelving I received a free ARC via NetGalleyThis story is very quiet, I think, is a good way to put it.We start with Clara, a tech who travels a lot Doesn t like to stay in one place for too long We see her working on AI companions, we learn about the development and eventual banning ofcomplex AIs and Clara s interest in the subject.Then we meet one of thosecomplex AIs, Sal Sal has been living her previous owner s dream for years now, trying to keep their small Things I Find While Shelving I received a free ARC via NetGalleyThis story is very quiet, I think, is a good way to put it.We start with Clara, a tech who travels a...I ve got to say, with a title like The Cybernetic Tea Shop, I expected this to be a fun, silly, quick read Instead it was thoughtful and quiet, seeming to take upspace than the pages it occupied This is set in a world where sentient, sapient robots were once mass produced, but given the ethical problems they raised, they re now illegal to make Hundreds of years later, some of those original robots are still around, with questionable legal personhood and a lot of animosity aimed at the I ve got to say, with a title like The Cybernetic Tea Shop, I expected this to be a fun, silly, quick read Instead it was thoughtful and quiet, seeming to take upspace than the pages it occupied This is set in a world where sentient, sapient robots were once mass produced, but given the ethical problems they raised, they re now illegal to make Hundreds of years later, some of those original robots are still around, with questionable legal personhood and a lot of animosity aimed at them by a public who wants to forget the whole thing ever happened.But it s not about the sci fi world, really That s just backstory for Sal, who has been running a tea shop forthan 200 years, continuing after her old master partner died...The Cybernetic Tea Shop grabbed my heart It s such a compelling and sweet love story between a robot Sal and a robot repair tech Clara Clara Gutierrez and her Raise companion Robotic Artificially Intelligent Synthetic Entity , a hummingbird named Joanie never stay in one city for long Clara likes to travel, explore new places, work there for a few months and then move on When she arrives in Seattle she visits the Cybernetic Tea Shop where Sal has been working for the last 278 years.Sa The Cybernetic Tea Shop grabbed my heart It s such a compelling and sweet love story between a robot Sal and a robot repair tech Clara ...This was such a nice story The main characters are a grieving ace robot with feelings, owner of a tea shop and a young ace woman with wanderlust working on cybernetic and whatnot They meet and cuteness ensue would recommend for people who loved A Closed and Common OrbitIt s seems really silly to have tears in my eyes for a robot but this was a really sweet and gentle story about Clara, a technician, falling in love with Sal, a robot with artificial intelligence.It s beautifully written and I loved how engaged I w...Clara moves from place to place, with only Joanie her Raise hummingbird for company Sal is a robot who runs a tea shop in memory of her owner Then Clara pops into Sal s place during her lunch break.There s some interesting worldbuilding in the story Humanoid robots were banned from production, due to worries about them being able to learn and become full people Instead, people have Raises robotic animal companions who are intelligent and have personalities, but can t learn and adapt the Clara moves from place to place, with only Joanie her Raise hummingbird for company Sal is a robot who runs a tea shop in memory of her owner Then Clara pops into Sal s place during her lunch break.There s some interesting worldbuilding in the story Humanoid robots were banned from production, due to worries about them being able to learn and become full people Instead, people have Raises robotic animal companions who are intelligent and have personalities, but can t learn and adapt the way a robot could Robots like Sal are in a difficult place, where society doesn t know quite what to do in terms of rights Sal has outlived the company who made her, so spare parts are increasingly an issue, and her memory is failing.The novella focuses on Clara,...The Cybernetic Tea Shop is a light, refreshing read that manages to be sweet without becoming saccharine.Sal is one of the few remaining sentient AIs, as their creation was banned centuries before Sal s passed the years with a steady routine, running an old fashioned tea shop for what s been almost three hundred years The tea shop belonged to a woman she loved, and she keeps the shop going as a sort of shrine to her.Clara is a technician who specializes in the programming of non sentient AI co The Cybernetic Tea Shop is a light, refreshing read that manages to be sweet without becoming saccharine.Sal is one of the few remaining sentient AIs, as their creation was banned centuries before Sal s passed the years with a steady routine, running an old fashioned tea shop for what s been almost three hundred years The tea shop belonged to a woman she loved, and she keeps the shop going as a sort of shrine to her.Clara is a technician who specializes in the programming of non sentient AI companions She s a restless sort of person who never likes to...The Cybernetic Tea Shop is a very quiet and sweet little novella which tells the love story of Clara, a highly skilled technician, and Sal, a female robot, who has a tea shop in Seattle.Clara has always been on the move, not staying long in one place, her wanderlust bringing her to new places nearly every year Her latest move to Seattle and her love for tea lead her right into Sal s tea shop that she s been opening in remembrance of her former owner for nearly 300 years by now.Readon All The Cybernetic Tea Shop is a very qu...

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03 September 2017

Meredith Katz