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robostorgy

The family-like affection a person feels for a robot that looks after them, even though the robot can't love them back. From "robot" + "storge", the Greek word for the love between family members. Coined by the writer Hugo Alder in his essay The Tireless Parent (2026), about humanoid robots coming into our homes.

Grandpa cried when the company switched off his care robot. "It's just a robot," his son said. It wasn't to him. That's robostorgy.

robostorgy by quiet_storge November 7, 2026