The Wild Robot Protects

The Juggernaut isn’t equipped with a prison, so BOSUN 10 takes Roz to a room, locks the door, and stands guard outside.

While BOSUN 10 restrains Roz, Akiko and George Sammortuk, the assistant manager, question Roz about why she is at the mining station. She explains that she is a trustworthy robot who is there to stop the poison tide from destroying her island and the rest of the ocean’s inhabitants. Though the mining operation is digging for natural substances, those substances can still be toxic to the environment. Akiko and George are skeptical of a benevolent robot and claim they had no idea the mining operation was causing a problem. Roz says they must stop the mining operation immediately to prevent further damage, but George and Akiko make excuses, claiming that they aren’t in charge and “are just following orders” (185). Then George tells Roz that the station mines rare minerals to make more robots like her. Astounded, Roz must put aside her shock to continue the negotiation. Roz suggests they stop making robots, but Akiko explains that humans have become reliant on robots to do everything. She offers to send the HYDRO robots down into