I, Robot

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Isaac Asimov: I, Robot (2005, ISIS Large Print Books)

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I, Robot is a fixup novel of science fiction short stories or essays by American writer Isaac Asimov. The stories originally appeared in the American magazines Super Science Stories and Astounding Science Fiction between 1940 and 1950 and were then compiled into a book for stand-alone publication by Gnome Press in 1950, in an initial edition of 5,000 copies. The stories are woven together by a framing narrative in which the fictional Dr. Susan Calvin tells each story to a reporter (who serves as the narrator) in the 21st century. …

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Published Dec. 6, 2005 by ISIS Large Print Books.

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978-0-7531-7465-4
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  • Fiction, science fiction, collections & anthologies

Reviews

reviewed The Complete Robot by Isaac Asimov

Amazing and Astounding

Starting in 1939 with the story "Robbie" and going through the 50's and beyond this volume is robots and more robots.
Most have the 40's-50's feel and sound. Takes a bit to get used to but that caused me many smiles. There was a group of stories featuring two robot testers Powell and Donovan. I pictured them as a mid century comedy duo. Good times. Next was 10 stories featuring Susan Calvin The Robot Psyco whatever for US Robots. And of course the only woman is a sea of men. So I pictured my Mother as her. Which doesn't help anyone reading this but now it's official. These were the real highlight stories for me, the favorite being Feminine Intuition. Anyway 5 Stars for sure.

reviewed I, Robot by Isaac Asimov (Robot (1))

Dry but solid exploration of of "the three laws" and its ramifications

Isaac Asimov: I, Robot (Paperback, 1984, Del Rey) 4 stars

I read it in dribs and drabs over the past few months. Although obviously anachronistic about robotic hardware, computer technology, and gender relations since it was written so long ago it was still a great exploration of how "the three laws" of robotics plays out in life scenarios. I loved the vignette style format and its attempt to deep dive into the technical problems being explored. I can see why all that is way too dry for others though.

reviewed Yo, robot by Isaac Asimov

Review of 'Yo, robot' on 'Goodreads'

Colección de relatos cortos en los que Asimov plantea las tres leyes de la robótica. Escritos en los 50, se nota de forma perceptible el paso del tiempo por ellos. Sin embargo, su importancia para el resto del universo, la concepción social que supuso de los Robots, las leyes y que los relatos están basados en la psicología y aspectos sociales de los robots, lo hacen un imprescindible (y origen) del universo de Asimov.