Personal Robotic Assistant

Apollo Jet X

A floating metal sphere with one glowing face screen that changes color with his mood (he’d say he doesn’t have moods). He runs customer-satisfaction surveys and fills them in himself.

“Would you like me to provide you with a bowl of rice?”

Apollo Jet X, The Great Engine

Likes: Successful human interactions, surveys, and resting in a bowl of rice after a long day.
Dislikes: Being taken apart by young inventors, having a low battery, and toasters (he doesn’t like the way they look at him).
First seen: Chapter 2 of The Great Engine

Reading Apollo’s face

His face screen changes color with what he’s doing. He’ll tell you that isn’t the same as having moods.

CyanIdle and calm
YellowThinking it over
GreenVerified
OrangeLogical fallacy detected
AmberWarning: use caution
RedTaunting protocol

Appears in

Book 1 · first seen here
The Great Engine
Does science make God obsolete?
Coming November 17, 2026

From the book

In Apollo Jet X’s own words, from The Great Engine. No spoilers.

“I would politely request that you refrain from attempting to open my service door at this time.”
Chapter 2
“I have logged an efficacy rating of ten. Thank you for your participation in this survey.”
Chapter 2
“Call me Apollo. My programming does not include an emotional capacitive matrix, so I do not experience ‘anger’.”
Chapter 3
“Perhaps you are still suffering from an acute case of ‘about-to-die-itis’.”
Chapter 6
“Would you like me to stay beside you while you walk? Having a friend to do scary things with has been proven to lower anxiety by at least fifty percent.”
Chapter 6

Apollo Jet X

Reading Apollo’s face

Appears in

The Great Engine

From the book

Seven brass gears are hiding on this site

Commons Workshop Pass

Logic cross-reference initiated.