Puzzle architecture, Human interaction with computers, Cyber-Punk Culture, Personal Sustainability, Open Politics.
not robots
Grandaddy, Lightning Bolt, Dan Deacon, Malajube.
Short Circuit, Flight Of The Navigator, D.A.R.Y.L., Explorers, How to Get Ahead in Advertising, Blank Check, Rebound, etc.
The Twilight Zone, Arrested Development, Mystery Science Theater 3000, The Office, Home Movies, Dr. Who, Mr. Show, etc.
Haunted, Survivor, Choke, Diary, Snow Crash, A Brief History Of Time, The Dictionary, The Things They Carry, House of Leaves, Only Revolutions, etc.
HAL 9000.