robot planet: a novel yes, robots dream of electric sheep. they also dream of freedom. but as robot planet is about to find out, it ain't easy being free. follow em (emulated brain) based robot dr. dagmar mach and his fellow robots, sigmund, walker and hanson as they fight proxy wars for humanity. against deadly black-hole bombs and gravity-wave generators, they pit intelligence and courage. but finally, they realize that buying your freedom is not the same as earning your freedom and the respect that goes with it. that's when they face the biggest threat of all, annihilation. robot planet is set in the future (2600s) and is the second novel in the future chron universe: robot series. consider reading the next novel in the series, the lattice of space. first published, november 2019. the future chron universe consists of 33 volumes including 9 novels, 1 short novel, 15 novellas and 8 short stories. hard science fiction - old school.