i think that part of the ct plot is a great big load of bs
m-w on will (the part that applies):
4 a : mental powers manifested as wishing, choosing, desiring, or intending b : a disposition to act according to principles or ends c : the collective desire of a group <the will of the people>
robo theoretically meets all of those ends and emulates enough human condition in all those scenarios to be comparable to that definition
but this is not really important here