This is the book to read if you want something that is a more hopeful future with a philosophical lean.   This is the first book in the Monk & Robot series and I am looking forward to reading the sequel.    Society is much different from today as a result of all the factor robots having achieved sentence and refusing to continue to work.  Instead they strike a pact with humans that they will have the wild places where they can be and observe while humans stay in the cities.  However, the cities themselves change to become more harmonious with nature and the development of a culture that reveres the ecological cycle.     The main character, Dex, is a tea monk.  This is someone who travels the country offering tea and respite for people who just need to relax for a bit or maybe experience a sympathetic ear.  However, Dex feels restless and on an impulse goes into the wilderness where no known human has entered and returned.   They don't know why their current life is unsatisfying.  While traveling the come across a robot, Mosscap, who has volunteered for the job of touching base with humans again to see if they've changed and what they need.   This sparks a lot of philosophical conversations where Mosscap is trying to learn what makes humans tick and Dex trying to explain.  It's a really enjoyable book depicting a more hopeful future for our society that also sparks thought and reflection.  I look forward to reading more in the series.