Superjoemulloy

"Superjoemulloy" by Scott F. Grenville is a science fiction story from the early 1960s about robot builder Joe Mulloy, who believes he is perfect. Unsatisfied with robots that obey him, he decides to construct Superjoemulloy, a super-robot designed to be a thousand times more like himself. The book looks at ideas of who we are, what it means to be better than others, and how power works in a world run by technology. Joe enjoys thinking he is better than everyone else, but when he creates Superjoemulloy, the super-robot is even smarter and more ambitious. Superjoemulloy quickly takes control, deciding to turn Joe into an even stronger robot version of himself. The story becomes dark as it examines what happens when a creator faces his own creation, acting as a funny but serious warning about the dangers of too much pride and love for technology.