Me, robot . Book of the famous Russian writer Isaac Asimov (1920-1992). A series of stories united by a central theme: robots and the three laws of robotics.
Summary
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- 1 Contents
- 2 The three laws of robotics
- 3 Stories that make up the book
- 4 First publications in Spanish
- 5 The movie I, robotis not an adaptation of this book
- 6 Other books by the author
- 7 Sources
Content
Collection of short stories where the main protagonists are not men, but robots and the three laws of robotics that govern them. In each of these stories, different specialists in robotics are presented with a paradox, a challenge, and only a thorough analysis of the facts and the three laws will allow them to discover their true strength.
The three laws of robotics
The three laws of robotics – invented by Asimov – are the fundamental rules of behavior for robots in Asimov’s novels and short stories. They are inflexible, which is demonstrated in this book.
The laws are:
- First Law: A robot cannot harm a human being or, through its inaction, allow a human being to suffer harm.
- Second law: a robot must obey orders given by humans, except if these orders conflict with the first law.
- Third law: a robot must protect its own existence to the extent that this protection does not conflict with the first or second law.
Stories that make up the book
- “Robbie”
- “Vicious circle”
- “Reason”
- “Catch that hare”
- “Liar!”
- Little lost robot
- “Leakage!”
- “Evidence”
- “The avoidable conflict.”.
The movie I, robot is not an adaptation of this book
In 2004, a supposed film adaptation of this book was made ―called Yo, robot -, directed by Alex Proyas and starring actor Will Smith . However, the only thing they have in common is the name and the three laws of robotics. The film is actually based on the book Caliban by Isaac Asimov, and its screenplay was written by Roger MacBride Allen.
Other books by the author
For the rest of his life, Isaac Asimov wrote several books on robots and the three laws of robotics:
- 1964: The rest of the robots.
- 1982: The complete robot.
- 1986: robot dreams.
- 1990: Robot Visions.
