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Book Description:
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 givein 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 this, 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 & science fiction that became Asmiov's trademark.
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 givein 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 this, 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 & science fiction that became Asmiov's trademark.
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Jewl W. (This is one of the classic of science fiction, This is a great story about a world that lives with Robots as their workers and the three laws of robotics.
Each story in I Robot has the same theme, there is a complication in a robot or a group of robots due to one of the three laws of robotics, but each one is totally unique in it's own write.
They are the best written story's and a must read.
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I can't say enough great things about Asimov. Don't let the cover fool you, there's a lot more to the book than the movie.
Here's the sci-fi classic that set the rules for robots. This is a group of short stories.
Not at all what I'd expected it to be. Don't get me wrong, It was absolutely amazing, but nowhere along the same plot lines as the movie. If you are looking for a book that matches the movie, this isn't the book for you.
I absolutely enjoyed it, and would recommend it to anyone who loves to read.
Traditional science fiction at its finest. This collection of short stories bears little resemblance to the Will Smith flop.
Not the movie, but the original stories written by Asimov in the '50s. An interesting hindsight view of what the future was thought to hold. Well written - a sort of history of how robotic "people" developed, and the conflicts that ensued.
If you haven't read it, just get the book & do it.
Everyone needs to read this once, even if you're not a fan of sci-fi.
I read this book a couple of years ago before seeing the movie. As is usually the case, the book is much better and more complex than the movie. In fact, the movie is only based on a small fraction of the book. This is a good one, even for people who are not avid science fiction readers.
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