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I, Robot by Isaac Asimov
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I, Robot (original 1950; edition 1991)

by Isaac Asimov

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The three laws of Robotics: 1) A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm 2) A robot must obey orders given to it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law. 3) A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law. With these three, simple directives, Isaac Asimov changed our perception of robots forever when he formulated the laws governing their behavior. In I, Robot, Asimov chronicles the development of the robot through a series of interlinked stories: from its primitive origins in the present to its ultimate perfection in the not-so-distant future--a future in which humanity itself may be rendered obsolete. Here are stories of robots gone mad, of mind-read robots, and robots with a sense of humor. Of robot politicians, and robots who secretly run the world--all told with the dramatic blend of science fact and science fiction that has become Asmiov's trademark.… (more)
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Title:I, Robot
Authors:Isaac Asimov
Info:Spectra (1991), Edition: Mti, Mass Market Paperback, 304 pages
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Leído y releído muchas veces. ( )
  franhuer | Feb 1, 2024 |
A good classic Sci-fi that holds up over time. It has been decades since I read the Foundation series. Asimov is still a master. ( )
  wvlibrarydude | Jan 14, 2024 |
Interesting book: The plot sucks outright, but the prose and stories are quite good. Essentially, the book is a collection of short stories, most of which are sequential, but all of which are strung together by an interview. Then it ends.
So, no, I will not be reading the rest of the series. Note: I did read the final book "Robots of Dawn" because I found it in the house. It was much worse. ( )
  MXMLLN | Jan 12, 2024 |
A great read, I really enjoyed. Gets you thinking about here we're heading, especially when you think when it was written. ( )
  SteveMcI | Dec 28, 2023 |
Fun genre-inventing SF mystery tales conceal sneaky, disturbing social commentary that both embraces and subverts mid-century values.

I'm totally ashamed it took me so long to pick this book up. It's of course very Golden Age Boys' Club SF, which is not usually my thing, but we also get Susan Calvin, and touching moments of genuine humanity, and storytelling that grows more complex as the stories progress.

I suspect that the robot is the most fertile icon of the twentieth century. Have something to say about capitalism, technological determinism, ethics, or free will? Say it with robots.

Totally stoked for The Caves of Steel! ( )
  raschneid | Dec 19, 2023 |
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‘I, Robot’ Is a science fiction history book written by famous author Isaac Asimov, which contains a collection of interconnected stories.It has nine stories except the first story, other stories are interconnected, and these stories explore the relationship between humans and robots in a future society.They story starts with author is encouraging Doctor Susan Calvin, a robopsychologist who works at US Robots and Mechanical Men Corporation, who’s retirement day is that day, to tell stories of robots she encountered in her life.The first story was ‘Robbie’, where a young girl is being too much attached to her nursemaid robot Robbie.But to make her social human being, her parents removed the robot from her.This story goes on where Gloria was saved by Robbie.The next story is ‘Run around’,which is about a robot is facing contradiction of his three law and showing unexpected behaviour. The next story is about a robot Cutie who is not recognizing as human his master.Another story, Liar, Where a robot Harbie can read uman thoughts.But as his power grows stronger, it begans manipulating humans. So the whole book is a manifestation of human robot relationships, a society where we are being threatened by unexpected behavioural changes of robots and pushes readers to think of a world where humans are coexisting with Robots.
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Asimov, IsaacAuthorprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
Černý, OldřichTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Östlund, HarryTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Berkey, JohnCover artistsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Brick, ScottNarratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Cartier, EddCover artistsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Efremov, Ivan AntonovičForewordsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Elmgren, SvenTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Fickling, DavidAdaptationsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Giphart, RonaldAuthorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Hood, AlunCover artistsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Regn, JohannesCover designersecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Rolfe, DennisCover artistsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Schrag, OttoTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Serra, LauraTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Vámosi, PálTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Wells, AlexIllustratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Wilson, Daniel H.Prefacesecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Youll, StephenCover artistsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Zelders, Leo H.Translatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed

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TO JOHN W. CAMPBELL, JR.,
who godfathered the robots
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THE THREE LAWS OF ROBOTICS

1—A robot may not injure a human being, or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
2—A robot must obey the orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
3—A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.


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The three laws of Robotics: 1) A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm 2) A robot must obey orders given to it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law. 3) A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law. With these three, simple directives, Isaac Asimov changed our perception of robots forever when he formulated the laws governing their behavior. In I, Robot, Asimov chronicles the development of the robot through a series of interlinked stories: from its primitive origins in the present to its ultimate perfection in the not-so-distant future--a future in which humanity itself may be rendered obsolete. Here are stories of robots gone mad, of mind-read robots, and robots with a sense of humor. Of robot politicians, and robots who secretly run the world--all told with the dramatic blend of science fact and science fiction that has become Asmiov's trademark.

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A collection of nine loosely-connected short stories about a future in which semi-sentient robots and humans co-exist, bound together by Asimov's "Three Laws of Robotics."

Robbie ("Strange Playfellow", Super Science Stories, 1940)

Runaround (Astounding SF, 1942)

Reason (Astounding SF, 1941)

Catch That Rabbit (Astounding SF, 1944)

Liar! (Astounding SF, 1941)

Little Lost Robot (Astounding SF, 1947)

Escape! (Astounding SF, 1945)

Evidence (Astounding SF, 1946)

The Evitable Conflict (Astounding SF, 1950)
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Robots must obey
Except when they don't have to
Which seems is always.
(johnxlibris)

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