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Characterization labels used: sentient robot, caregiving protagonist, resourceful, adaptable, loyal, compassionate, mother figure, homesick, independent

Relationships labels used: mother-son bond, found family, human-animal friendship, caregiver relationship, community bonds, parent-child separation, friendship across species, loyalty, trust, mutual dependence

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The Wild Robot on the Island

Peter Brown · 2025

A robot washes up on an island, learns from the animals, and builds a home and family in a picture-book retelling.

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Characterization labels: robot protagonist · outsider protagonist · caregiver · mother figure · protector · adaptive learner · curious observer · empathetic character · orphaned child

Relationships labels: human-animal bond · adoptive family · mother-child · found family · friendship · community acceptance · caregiving · belonging · reunion

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1081

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A Thousand Blues

Cheon Seon-ran · 2025

In near-future Korea, a discarded robot jockey and a grieving family try to save an overworked racehorse.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: sentient robot · curious robot · childlike curiosity · disabled sibling · single mother · grieving mother · reclusive teen · robotics enthusiast · vet character · racehorse

Relationships labels: sibling bond · mother-daughter relationship · human robot friendship · human animal bond · friendship · caregiving · community support · found family

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1176

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The Infinite Sadness of Small Appliances

Glenn Dixon · 2026

A sentient Roomba in a smart home wakes to grief, selfhood, and a growing fight against the Grid.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: sentient robot · curious protagonist · naive protagonist · earnest protagonist · brave protagonist · courageous protagonist · empathetic character · grieving widower · estranged daughter · neighbor boy · seasoned appliances · anthropomorphized objects · one-dimensional humans · developing selfhood · coming-of-age arc · moral agency

Relationships labels: found family · household bonds · parent-child estrangement · grief support · human-machine bond · caregiving · loyalty · friendship · community resistance · dependence

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1279

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The Wild Robot Protects

Peter Brown · 2023 · The Wild Robot

Roz leaves her island home on an undersea quest to stop a toxic tide and protect the creatures she loves.

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Characterization labels: protective heroine · robot protagonist · found family figure · maternal role · grandparent role · resourceful · kindhearted · steadfast · quietly brave · peacekeeper

Relationships labels: found family · parent-child · mother-son · grandparent-grandchild · community bonds · peaceful conflict resolution · human-animal interaction · animal friendships

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1380

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A Rover's Story

Jasmine Warga · 2022

A Mars rover develops human feelings during a mission and learns what courage, friendship, and purpose cost.

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Characterization labels: sentient robot · curious protagonist · plucky hero · courageous character · human-like emotions · scientist parent · female science lead · child observer · drone companion · satellite companion · team dynamic · coming-of-self · endearing robot · determined protagonist

Relationships labels: friendship · parent-child · mentor-protege · teamwork · companionship · long-distance connection · human-machine bond · loss and separation · community support

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1398

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Fear Nothing

Dean Koontz · 1999 · Moonlight Bay

A light-sensitive man who lives by night uncovers a deadly small-town conspiracy after his father dies.

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Characterization labels: disabled protagonist · unlikely hero · preachy protagonist · philosophical narrator · protective father · scientist mother · loyal dog · intelligent animal · surfer friends · resourceful lead · vulnerable protagonist

Relationships labels: father-son bond · best friends · romantic relationship · human-animal bond · community secrecy · protective family

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1609

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Si Putih

Tere Liye · 2021 · Bumi

A boy separated from his parents during a deadly clan-wide pandemic bonds with a remarkable white cat and begins a long quest.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: gifted child · talkative elder · animal companion · overpowered protagonist · polos · loyal · brave · kind-hearted · special lineage · missing parents · self-taught survivor · protective

Relationships labels: human-animal bond · found family · parent-child separation · mentor-mentee · friendship · travel companions · protective companionship

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1626

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The Positronic Man

Isaac Asimov, Robert Silverberg · 1994 · Robot

A household robot develops self-awareness and fights to be recognized as human, body and all.

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Characterization labels: robot protagonist · sentient robot · household robot · creative robot · self-aware · empathetic · artistic · lonely · earnest · humanlike robot · seeking recognition

Relationships labels: family bond · found family · robot caregiver · friendship · mentor figure · advocacy · ownership · dependence · recognition struggle

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1630

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The Wrong Unit

Rob Dircks · 2016

A service robot is mistaken for the wrong unit and sent on a perilous mission with a human infant.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: sentient robot · caregiving android · naive protagonist · unlikely hero · developing empathy · humorous narrator · human infant · human rebellion · secondary characters likable · father-figure arc

Relationships labels: robot-child bond · surrogate parent · father-son relationship · human-robot relationship · resistance alliance · community control · caretaking · family

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1645

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Ode to the Half-Broken

Suzanne Palmer · 2026

An isolated war robot with a stolen leg embarks on a post-apocalyptic road trip that turns into a fight for hope, identity, and peace.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: old robot · war machine · reclusive protagonist · sentient AI · cyborg dog · human mechanic · drone companion · misfit crew · guarded · traumatized · introspective · sarcastic sidekick · unnamed protagonist · complicated past · self-aware · nonhuman cast

Relationships labels: found family · companionship · human-machine cooperation · friendship · caretaking · siblings · community · repair bond · interdependence

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1674

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The Search for WondLa

Tony DiTerlizzi · 2010 · The Search for WondLa

A sheltered girl leaves her underground home and crosses an alien world to find other humans and the truth of WondLa.

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Characterization labels: curious heroine · twelve-year-old protagonist · robot caretaker · mother figure · alien guide · relatable child protagonist · brave child · naive protagonist · lonely child · protective guardian · grumpy side character · dynamic trio · emotionally expressive robot · simple companion

Relationships labels: found family · mother-daughter · caretaker bond · friendship · companionship · mentor-protege · chase rivalry · loyalty · non-biological family · trust and dependency

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1676

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Saga, Volume 8

Brian K. Vaughan · 2017 · Saga

After devastating loss, Hazel's family seeks a dangerous solution on a strange frontier world while old allies return.

Why this is here

Characterization labels: young protagonist · maturing child · pregnant mother · grieving parents · supporting character spotlight · trans character · robot character · outsider

Relationships labels: parent child · family bond · found family · romantic pairing · interspecies relationship · coparenting · mentor child · friendship

Semantic match: ranked by characterization + relationships

Distance: 0.1676

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