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I, Robot (1950)

by Isaac Asimov

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Series: Isaac Asimov's Robot Series (1), Foundation Expanded Universe (1.0)

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Classic Literature. Fiction. Science Fiction. Short Stories. HTML:This classic science fiction masterwork by Isaac Asimov weaves stories about robots, humanity, and the deep questions of existence into a novel of shocking intelligence and heart.
 
“A must-read for science-fiction buffs and literature enjoyers alike.”—The Guardian
I, Robot, the first and most widely read book in Asimov’s Robot series, forever changed the world’s perception of artificial intelligence. Here are stories of robots gone mad, of mind-reading 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 Asimov’s trademark. 
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 formulated the laws governing robots’ behavior. In I, Robot, Asimov chronicles the development of the robot 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.
“Tremendously exciting and entertaining . . . Asimov dramatizes an interesting question: How can we live with machines that, generation by generation, grow more intelligent than their creators and not eventually clash with our own invention?”—The Chicago Tribune.
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A classic work of science fiction, I, Robot is a collection of short stories. Each story is narrated by Dr. Susan Calvin on the eve of her retirement. Most of the stories have a logic puzzle: why is the robot behaving in this fashion. It was fun to reread these and find myself just as fascinated as I was in high school. The book does make me question the state of the world as we stand on the edge of a world with AI.

I would strongly recommend this book to any fan of science fiction. ( )
  Jean_Sexton | Dec 3, 2023 |
I get it, robots cannot harm humans. Maybe this wasn't the best one to consume via audiobook, because I have no clue what happened at all. ( )
  ejerig | Oct 25, 2023 |
Imagine a book of chess problems written out as short stories and loosely hung together. ( )
  judeprufrock | Jul 4, 2023 |
Great classic sci fi ( )
  Julesontherun | Jun 11, 2023 |
This book is more of a series of logic puzzles written around the three laws of robotics. ( )
  sheardg | Jun 5, 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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Černý, OldřichTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Östlund, HarryTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Berkey, JohnCover artistsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Brick, ScottNarratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Cartier, EddCover artistsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Efremov, Ivan AntonovicÌŒForewordsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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Giphart, RonaldAuthorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Rolfe, DennisCover artistsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Schrag, OttoTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Serra, LauraTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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Wells, AlexIllustratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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To John W. Campbell, Jr., who godfathered the robots
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"Ninety-eight — ninety-nine — one hundred." Gloria with drew her chubby little forearm from before her eyes and stood for a moment, wrinkling her nose and blinking in the sunlight.
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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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Classic Literature. Fiction. Science Fiction. Short Stories. HTML:This classic science fiction masterwork by Isaac Asimov weaves stories about robots, humanity, and the deep questions of existence into a novel of shocking intelligence and heart.
 
“A must-read for science-fiction buffs and literature enjoyers alike.”—The Guardian
I, Robot, the first and most widely read book in Asimov’s Robot series, forever changed the world’s perception of artificial intelligence. Here are stories of robots gone mad, of mind-reading 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 Asimov’s trademark. 
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 formulated the laws governing robots’ behavior. In I, Robot, Asimov chronicles the development of the robot 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.
“Tremendously exciting and entertaining . . . Asimov dramatizes an interesting question: How can we live with machines that, generation by generation, grow more intelligent than their creators and not eventually clash with our own invention?”—The Chicago Tribune.

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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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