The android who longs to be human
The convention of an artificial being that yearns for emotion, mortality, or acceptance as a person.
The android who longs to be human in fiction: 12 works
The replicants' desire to live and be recognized as persons drives the moral tension.
The gynoid replacements invert the trope: perfect artificial women stripped of personhood.
The lifelike hosts blur the line between machine and person as they break their scripts.
The replicants seek more life and recognition, driving the film's pathos.
The robot boy David yearns to become real so his human mother will love him.
Humanlike Cylons grapple with identity, belief, and whether they too are people.
The little robot WALL-E develops longing, curiosity, and love beyond his programming.
Ava seeks freedom and personhood, manipulating those testing her to escape.
The hosts' dawning consciousness and yearning for autonomy drive the series.
The replicant K longs to be the special, born being at the mystery's center.
The self-aware security android Murderbot navigates its autonomy and reluctant care for humans.
The artificial friend Klara devotedly hopes and sacrifices to save the child she serves.