SOLVED. Sci-Fi YA about young girl/boy with a robot servant in future where AI is commonplace. [s]

[Paul]

Read this around 10 years ago, although it could be longer. The details are hazy, but things I remember:

- there is a focus on the PoV of the robot servant. I believe it is blue in colour.
- the protagonist (strong belief it is a girl) has a female friend whose family is rather wealthy, and they have a similar robot. Their robot goes berserk and reprograms the house, so the walls move and nearly kill the friend.
- there is a mention of an older scientist, possibly head of the corporation that builds the robots, who arrives in a petrol car. This is a passage I remember because the author discusses how petrol engines essentially became obsolete with the advent of electric cars (new idea to me as a child)
- believe the author is female
- there is description of the rubber joints of the robot. Not sure why this one detail has stayed with me!
- possibility that the protagonist's father works for the company, but cannot be sure.
- iirc, the robot develops some level of self-awareness, and so is sought after?

Thanks in advance for your help!

[SBC]

Could it be Eager by Helen Fox?

[Paul]

I can't be certain until I read it, but I believe so! How did you find it so quickly?

Thank you!

[Kris]

Following up on SBC's suggestion of Eager, here's a preview on Google Books:

https://books.google.com/books?id=cSc...

[Paul]

This is definitely the book!! Thank you for finding it, it's one of those books that has shaped my interests ever since, and I can't wait to read it again!

[SBC]

Sorry not to answer sooner. I forgot to set up notifications on this thread so I didn't realise it was solved.

*How did you find it so quickly?*
I recognised your description of the book as I remember reading it and enjoying it when it first came out! I love a good AI book.

[Paul]

Thanks so much :) It's a book that has stayed with me since I was very young, and has helped make me into a huge nerd, so it'll be good to reread

[SBC]

I think it's the first of a trilogy but I never read the rest so I think I will reread it and finish the trilogy, too! :)