Robots as Slaves

In actual technology, robots mainly function to perform human labor. This idea continues throughout film and literature and as the robots become increasingly autonomous, they often seek freedom. As they become more human the question of robot rights versus creator control begins to arise. This is the case in Bladerunner and arguably in Forbidden Planet. Many novels also explore the subject of robot slavery such as Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, Time and Again, and Tower of Glass.