I, Robot I, Robot
Book 1 - The Robot Series

I, Robot

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Publisher Description

This classic science fiction masterwork by Isaac Asimov weaves stories about robots, humanity, and the deep questions of existence into a novel of shocking intelligence and heart.
 
“A must-read for science-fiction buffs and literature enjoyers alike.”—The Guardian

I, Robot, the first and most widely read book in Asimov’s Robot series, forever changed the world’s perception of artificial intelligence. Here are stories of robots gone mad, of mind-reading 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 and science fiction that has become Asimov’s trademark. 

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 formulated the laws governing robots’ behavior. In I, Robot, Asimov chronicles the development of the robot 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.

“Tremendously exciting and entertaining . . . Asimov dramatizes an interesting question: How can we live with machines that, generation by generation, grow more intelligent than their creators and not eventually clash with our own invention?”—The Chicago Tribune

GENRE
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
RELEASED
1991
November 1
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
304
Pages
PUBLISHER
Random House Worlds
SELLER
Penguin Random House LLC
SIZE
2.4
MB

Customer Reviews

Siul1031 ,

The originator of robots does it best !

An amazing and very cerebral read with ideas far more complex than any movie portrays ! Read the book the movie is something entirely different and based only on the 3 Laws which govern all Asimov robot books !

InsJavert ,

I Robot

A bit slow. Isaac Asimov was a very deliberate and detailed writer. But once you get into these delightful short stories, you are in for a delightful ride of brain teasers. Asimov plays with human prejudices, greed, and all the rest of our short comings and throws in the perfect machine...a robot.

We will love and hate them. We need them and fear them. The are precise and we are greatly imperfect. What a combination, almost two separate worlds that are trying to come together.

These separate realms must somehow co-exist while all the time mankind must remain superior. A lot of fun going through theses mind bending stories.

Wes Hiatt ,

Classic mind grabbing

Amazingly it was nothing like the movie, despite Smith’s mug across the front page of the ebook.
Lol
Really though Isaac Asimov’s Robot series is a must have in any library, digital or not. IMHO

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