Paperback, 249 pages
English language
Published Aug. 13, 1968 by Granada.
l, ROBOT In these stories, Isaac Asimov creates the Three Laws of Robotics and ushers in the Robot Age.
When Earth is ruled by master-machines. When robots are more human than mankind.
But an insane telepathic robot results from a production error; a robot assembled in space logically deduces its superiority to non-rational humanity; and when machines serve mankind rather than individual humans, the machine's idea of what is good for society may itself contravene the -sacred Three Laws...
Amazing and timeless robot stories from the greatest science fiction writer of all time.
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 …
l, ROBOT In these stories, Isaac Asimov creates the Three Laws of Robotics and ushers in the Robot Age.
When Earth is ruled by master-machines. When robots are more human than mankind.
But an insane telepathic robot results from a production error; a robot assembled in space logically deduces its superiority to non-rational humanity; and when machines serve mankind rather than individual humans, the machine's idea of what is good for society may itself contravene the -sacred Three Laws...
Amazing and timeless robot stories from the greatest science fiction writer of all time.
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 --back cover
A classic, with lots of fun robot stories and how they reveal the use and applications of the Three Laws of Robots. This book has a more positive look towards the future both for humanity and its robots. One can hope that we learn from stories like this.
A somewhat longer review is available at my blog: strakul.blogspot.com/2025/04/book-review-i-robot-by-isaac-asimov.html
Isaac Asimov: I, Robot (Paperback, 1984, Del Rey) 4 stars
I read it in dribs and drabs over the past few months. Although obviously anachronistic about robotic hardware, computer technology, and gender relations since it was written so long ago it was still a great exploration of how "the three laws" of robotics plays out in life scenarios. I loved the vignette style format and its attempt to deep dive into the technical problems being explored. I can see why all that is way too dry for others though.
Colección de relatos cortos en los que Asimov plantea las tres leyes de la robótica. Escritos en los 50, se nota de forma perceptible el paso del tiempo por ellos. Sin embargo, su importancia para el resto del universo, la concepción social que supuso de los Robots, las leyes y que los relatos están basados en la psicología y aspectos sociales de los robots, lo hacen un imprescindible (y origen) del universo de Asimov.
