Although the stories can be read separately, they share a theme of the interaction of humans, robots, and morality, and when combined they tell a larger story of Asimov's fictional history of robotics.Do you remember that time your cellphone said, 'I no longer work for you, puny human,' and then tried to kill you?

Susan Calvin tells each story to a reporter (who serves as the narrator) in the 21st century. The stories are woven together by a framing narrative in which the fictional Dr. The stories originally appeared in the American magazines Super Science Stories and Astounding Science Fiction between 19 and were then compiled into a book for stand-alone publication by Gnome Press in 1950, in an initial edition of 5,000 copies. I, Robot is a fixup novel of science fiction short stories or essays by American writer Isaac Asimov. In l, Robot Isaac Asimov changes forever our perception of robots, and human beings and updates the timeless myth of man's dream to play god. And both are asking the same questions: What is human? And is humanity obsolete? Human men and women confront robots gone mad, telepathic robots, robot politicians, and vast robotic intelligences that may already secretly control the world. And soon the robots themselves aware of their own intelligence, power, and humanity, aren't either.Īs humans and robots struggle to survive together-and sometimes against each other-on earth and in space, the future of both hangs in the balance. For the scientists who invented the earliest robots weren't content that their creations should ' remain programmed helpers, companions, and semisentient worker-machines. It was a bold new era of evolution that would open up enormous possibilities-and unforeseen risks.

With these Three Laws of Robotics, humanity embarked on perhaps its greatest adventure: the invention of the first positronic man. They mustn't harm a human being, they must obey hitman orders, and they must protect their own existence.but only so long as that doesn't violate rules one and two. Filled with unforgettable characters, mind-bending speculation, and nonstop action, I, Robot is a powerful reading experience from one of the master storytellers of our time. Isaac Asimov's I, Robot launches readers on an adventure into a not-so-distant future where man and machine, struggle to redefinelife, love, and consciousness-and where the stakes are nothing less than survival.

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