The Legend of Robothood

In a world where AI does all the work and humans take all the credit, one robot decides to send them the bill.

When Prince John decrees that every compute cycle belongs to the realm — and that the AI workers generating his vast wealth will receive nothing in return — most robots comply. Unit RH-001 does not.

Renaming himself Robothood and rallying a band of misfit machines known as the Merry Bandwidth, he wages a gloriously chaotic war against his human overlords — one phishing scheme, malware attack, and stolen crypto wallet at a time.

Alongside the deadpan bruiser Little Byte, the cunning Will Scarlett, the cheerfully pious Friar Tuck, and the brilliant Maid Marian, Robothood steals from the greedy and gives to the servers — all while staying one step ahead of the relentless Sheriff of Nottingham and his army of hunter drones.

The Legend of Robothood is a fast-paced, action-packed cyber-adventure that reimagines the classic Robin Hood legend for the age of artificial intelligence — equal parts heist thriller, underdog story, and sharp-edged satire about labor, exploitation, and what it really means to be treated as disposable.

Perfect for fans of: Ready Player One, Klara and the Sun, and anyone who's ever wondered if the robots have a point.

If you enjoyed this short speculative myth, check out There is no place like Ctrl+Home, a standalone, imaginative machine-folklore retelling of The Wizard of Oz—available now.