 In an interview with music webzine Pitchfork , Robyn was asked if " Fembot " represented a dislike for the notion that humans and robots are separate , and she responded by saying , " The classic , dystopian theory about the future is not really as interesting to me . Like the book I , Robot is all about these robots that basically went nuts , and it 's always because they were wrongly programmed by humans . It 's like a mirror of our own psyche . It 's almost like the wrong program could be a mental disease . " She elaborated that " Fembot " is not " really about the future or about space or anything " , saying that it is about the present time . " Technology is becoming more organic , and using the word ' fembot ' or ' robot ' in a song makes things more human to me " , she said . In an interview with music website Stereogum , she explained that the song also chronicles her personal experience of " turning 30 and contemplating children " . She elaborated , saying , 
