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I, Robot
by Isaac Asimov
Of all the works of Asimov, this book is set chronologically the earliest, and those endeavoring to go from start to finish (through the Foundation series), should start here, before moving on to "The Complete Robot." This is the task I would like to complete this summer, re-read all the Asimov. And so it begins.
I, Robot is a collection of short stories, all set in a future where robots were discovered in the late 20th century. These stories are primarily exercises which test the limits of the famous 3 laws of robotics, and the edge conditions and anomalies that emerge along the way. Asimov uses the gruff character of Dr. Susan Colvin to link these disparate short stories together into a single narration. She's cold, the robots are cold, and she's often the only one who can divine an explanation when they act oddly.
The journey of progress Asimov takes the reader upon is truly staggering. When the book opens, robots can't talk and they are marketed as children's nannies, communicating to their brood through mime. By the time I, Robot concludes, about a century of calendar time later, the entire globe is united under the benevolent guidance of "The Machine," a brain that was built by robots and exceeds the comprehension by humanity. Along the way, the ability to travel through hyperspace is discovered, and robots have a key role to play in that as well.
I, Robot is a collection of short stories, all set in a future where robots were discovered in the late 20th century. These stories are primarily exercises which test the limits of the famous 3 laws of robotics, and the edge conditions and anomalies that emerge along the way. Asimov uses the gruff character of Dr. Susan Colvin to link these disparate short stories together into a single narration. She's cold, the robots are cold, and she's often the only one who can divine an explanation when they act oddly.
The journey of progress Asimov takes the reader upon is truly staggering. When the book opens, robots can't talk and they are marketed as children's nannies, communicating to their brood through mime. By the time I, Robot concludes, about a century of calendar time later, the entire globe is united under the benevolent guidance of "The Machine," a brain that was built by robots and exceeds the comprehension by humanity. Along the way, the ability to travel through hyperspace is discovered, and robots have a key role to play in that as well.