Another story based on the robotic theme.
We needed nurses, so the NurseBot was rushed into production after a brief beta testing period. Usually, these things would lock up in the middle of a shift, but there were other times you'd wish they'd lock up. One of the more notorious screwups came when a NurseBot did its rounds backwards, dispensing medication in the wrong order down the ward, killing every patient. Well, okay - except the one in the middle of the hall. Sure, it was mass murder, but with a pleasant voice when it said "Here are your pills" and the sweetest silicone-rubber mask of a smile.
