Orbiter's Reward by Greg Wickenhofer

Orbiter's Reward By Greg Wickenhofer "Orbiter's Reward" is a very short 2008 science fiction short story by Greg Wickenhofer. It is about a scrap metal business that finds a very helpful robot. • Word count: 513 • Page count: 2 This short story follows Angelo and Millie, a couple who make their living removing CPU cores from deactivated robots and then selling the bodies as scrap metal. One day they come across Orbiter, a robot who hasn't been deactivated and proves himself to be so cute and useful that they decide to keep him as extra help. Orbiter, however, has other plans. Another great science fiction story from Antipodean SF! I enjoyed this quick read, and especially liked the technological backstabbing themes in this one. A excellent short story to read at lunch time - or whenever you have a few minutes. Angelo smiled. "You’re going to cooperate, then?" "Not while you’re brandishing that wrench, you maniac!" said Orbiter. Angelo dropped the wrench. "Now, promise you won't…