fig 496: Itinerant Earthbuilt Robot, Parisdeux

The rather depressing figure of a down-at-heel Earthbuild was a common sight in colonial cities from the 30th century onwards. These by then rather ancient machines, having long outlived their original purpose, struggled to find a new life among the stars. While some were gladly accepted into robot communities, others preferred to try their luck in the human worlds, usually without success; there were simply newer models on the market who could do the same job more effectively. Here we see a somewhat sad looking hobot (as they were often known) on the streets of Parisdeux, the shining jewel of the New Francophone Empire; whether he found a future in this brave new world is unknown, though by the 34th century there was a thriving Quartier Robotique with a large Earthbuilt population.