The Robot Nanny and Her Master's Growing Love

Edgar was forced to buy the cheapest, outdated model of housekeeper robot, and the expense made him feel as though he’d been robbed.

He sternly ordered Ella to use only the minimum amount of power and to move for no more than four hours a day.

Yet when Ella clumsily knocked over his coffee, Edgar flew into a rage, while Ella quietly cleaned the floor and repaired the camera he had treasured for years.

When Edgar fell ill and was confined to bed, Ella ignored her power limits and stayed by his side day and night. She even used parts she had secretly kept to fix the heating.

As he prepared to sell all his collectibles to upgrade Ella, she refused. “My core program designated this home as my place of belonging long ago.”