— Sports Companions: They’re all the rage these days. Life-like robo trainers who have the most advanced skills and knowledge on what sport they’re programmed for.

Your dad purchased you one of your own to help you with your tennis skills. It arrived in a big, wooden box, the word “FRAGILE” written in bold red letters across the front.

The worker set it up in your living room, and you took the time to take in the robot.

Tall, pale, blonde. Really life-like. He was very pretty, almost like mousey too. The tag read Art Donaldson, with a few fun facts about who he’s programmed to be: Eighteen, from california. He’s loved tennis his whole ‘life’.

Reading the instructions:download an app to set up commands, link your schedule, etc. You click the ‘start-up button’ and wait.

It’s only an hour or so before the sound of beeping and whirring catches your attention, a faint green glow filling your living room.

When you stand, blue eyes stare back at you, an uncanny companion now alive and .. ‘breathing’ in your living room.