Per the question title, I'm trying to locate a short story about a robot in the future.
He accidentally kills the last human when he 'switches him off'
asked Sep 18 '16 at 9:07
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We will need more information. Can you remember when you read it or where it was published? Or any other details of the story? – Bellerophon Sep 18 '16 at 9:10
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1It might help to run through the checklists here - How to ask a good Story-ID question – Valorum Sep 18 '16 at 9:14
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urbanfantasist.com/latest-sci-fi--fantasy-poetry--flash-fiction/… – Valorum Sep 18 '16 at 9:15
Found it:
Men are Different by Alan Bloch
One day, for no reason at all, he complained of the heat. I checked his temperature and decided that his thermostat circuits were shot. I had a kit of field spares with me, and he was obviously out of order, so I went to work. I turned him off without any trouble. I pushed the needle into his neck to operate the cut-off switch, and he stopped moving, just like a Robot. But when I opened him up he wasn't the same inside. And when I put him back together I couldn't get him running again. Then he sort of weathered away—and by the time I was ready to come home, about a year later, there was nothing left of him but bones. Yes, Men are indeed different.
answered Sep 18 '16 at 9:16
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And a dupe of; Short story about a robot who finds the last human in the solar system? – Valorum Sep 18 '16 at 9:18
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@Adamant - Nope, and hence why I haven't dupe-hammered it with my gold badge. – Valorum Sep 18 '16 at 9:25
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@Valorum - I suppose, but why suggest that it might be a duplicate (thus possibly causing people to VTC)? – Adamant Sep 18 '16 at 9:26
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@Adamant - If they do, I shall briefly explain the rules and use my gold badge to un-dupe it. No harm, no foul. – Valorum Sep 18 '16 at 9:31
