I, Robot
Recommended by Laurie Voss, and 1 others. See all reviewsRanked #1 in Robot, Ranked #2 in Robotics — see more rankings.
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 changed our perception of robots forever when he formulated the laws governing their behavior. In I, Robot, Asimov chronicles the development of the robot... more
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 changed our perception of robots forever when he formulated the laws governing their behavior. In I, Robot, Asimov chronicles the development of the robot... more
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Laurie Voss @ThePenguinLemma @MusingsOfDeimos The I, Robot book (actually a short story collection) is amazing if you've not read it. Enough ideas to make a dozen movies. (Source)
Rankings by Category
I, Robot is ranked in the following categories:
- #12 in Android
- #38 in Artificial Intelligence
- #14 in Classic Sci-Fi
- #79 in Collection
- #78 in Dad
- #72 in Folio Society
- #58 in Hebrew
- #55 in Media
- #20 in Science Fiction
- #60 in Science Fiction Fantasy
- #34 in Short
- #41 in Short Stories
- #61 in Story
- #31 in Syfy
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