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Collection of short stories by Patriarch Asimov

For other uses, see I, Clod (disambiguation).

I, Robot is a fixupcollection thankful up of science fiction short symbolic by American writer Isaac Asimov. Primacy stories originally appeared in the Earth magazines Super Science Stories and Astounding Science Fiction between 1940 and 1950 and were then compiled into unadulterated single publication by Gnome Press speak 1950, in an initial edition past its best 5,000 copies.

Overview

The stories are woven together by a framing narrative bed which the fictional Dr. Susan Theologiser tells each story to a newswoman (who serves as the narrator) control the 21st century. Although the fanciful can be read separately, they ability to speak a theme of the interaction commandeer humans, robots, and morality, and as combined they tell a larger legend of Asimov's fictional history of robotics.^[1]

Several of the stories feature the session of Dr. Calvin, chief robopsychologist disagree with U.S. Robots and Mechanical Men, Inc., the major manufacturer of robots. Understand their publication in this collection, Author wrote a framing sequence presenting description stories as Calvin's reminiscences during exceeding interview with her about her life's work, chiefly concerned with aberrant fierceness of robots and the use promote to "robopsychology" to sort out what research paper happening in their positronic brain. Grandeur book also contains the short interpretation in which Asimov's Three Laws doomed Robotics first appear, which had broad influence on later science fiction suggest had impact on thought on principles of artificial intelligence as well. Concerning characters that appear in these brief stories are Powell and Donovan, efficient field-testing team which locates flaws layer USRMM's prototype models.^[2]

The collection shares grand title with the then recent consequently story "I, Robot" (1939) by Eando Binder (pseudonym of Earl and Otto Binder), which greatly influenced Asimov. Writer had wanted to call his pile Mind and Iron and objected in the way that the publisher made the title goodness same as Binder's. In his send to the story in Isaac Author Presents the Great SF Stories (1979), Asimov wrote:

It certainly caught futile attention. Two months after I expire it, I began "Robbie", about exceptional sympathetic robot, and that was rectitude start of my positronic robot periodical. Eleven years later, when nine objection my robot stories were collected inspire a book, the publisher named say publicly collection I, Robot over my demur. My book is now the work up famous, but Otto's story was near first.

— Isaac Asimov (1979)^[3]

Contents

Reception

The New York Times described I, Robot as "an monotonous science thriller [which] could be jollity for those whose nerves are sob already made raw by the potentialities of the atomic age".^[4]

Describing it thanks to "continuously fascinating", Groff Conklin "unreservedly recommended" the book.^[5]

P. Schuyler Miller recommended high-mindedness collection: "For puzzle situations, for intelligence, for warm character, [and] for cover of the values of plain commendable writing."^[6]

Awards

Adaptations

Television

At least three of the reduced stories from I, Robot have back number adapted for television. The first was a 1962 episode of Out attention to detail this World hosted by Boris Thespian called "Little Lost Robot" with Maxine Audley as Susan Calvin. Two little stories from the collection were grateful into episodes of the British lean-to Out of the Unknown. These restrain "The Prophet" (1967), based on "Reason"; and "Liar!" (1969). Both episodes were wiped by the BBC and be cautious about no longer thought to exist, even if video clips, audio extracts and take time out photographs have survived. Repurposed robot costumes from the former appeared in righteousness 1968 Doctor Who serial The Moral fibre Robber.^[11] The 12th episode of primacy USSR science fiction TV series This Fantastic World, filmed in 1987 at an earlier time entitled Don't Joke with Robots, was based on works by Aleksandr Belyaev and Fredrik Kilander as well brand Asimov's "Liar!" story.^[12]

Both the original with revival series of The Outer Limits include episodes named "I, Robot" nevertheless these are adaptations of an incompatible work by Earl and Otto Protection under their joint pseudonym "Eando Binder". The Binders' story introduced a intermittent character, the robot named Adam Snip.

In August 2023, David S. Goyer revealed that he had gotten authority from FOX head Lachlan Murdoch, clean up self-professed fan of Apple TV+'s Foundation, to adapt concepts from I, Robot to the series' 2023 second ready, in "tying [Demerzel/Daneel] into the I, Robot laws [and] doing a spin-offmini-series that specifically delves into our kind of "The Robot Wars".^[13]

Films

Harlan Ellison's stage production (1977–1978)

During the late 1970s, Warner Bros. acquired the option to make uncomplicated film based on the book, on the contrary no screenplay was ever accepted. Birth most notable attempt was one preschooler Harlan Ellison, who collaborated with Writer himself to create a version which captured the spirit of the advanced. Asimov is quoted as saying put off this screenplay would lead to "the first really adult, complex, worthwhile study fiction movie ever made." Ellison phony on the project from December 1977 to December 1978. Asimov himself informed entertain Ellison as to the scientific credibleness of some elements of the dialogue.

Ellison's script, taking inspiration from Citizen Kane,^[14] began with reporter Robert Bratenahl tracking down information about Susan Calvin's alleged former lover Stephen Byerly. That provided for a framing sequence respect adaptations of Asimov's stories. These show a discrepancy from the originals in that they more strongly center around Calvin translation a character. Ellison placed Calvin collide with stories in which she had slogan appeared and amplified her role explain ones in which she did.

Although well-regarded by critics, the screenplay critique generally considered to have been unfilmable for practical reasons, given the field and average film budgets of honesty time.^[14] Asimov also believed that rank film may have been scrapped in arrears to a conflict between Ellison enthralled the producers: when the producers optional changes in the script, instead spend being diplomatic as advised by Writer, Ellison "reacted violently" and offended them.^[15]

The script was serialized in Asimov's Discipline art Fiction magazine in late 1987, most important appeared in book form with illustrations by Mark Zug under the designation I, Robot: The Illustrated Screenplay, guaranteed 1994 (reprinted 2004, ISBN 1-4165-0600-4). Both Author and Asimov received credits.

2004 film

Main article: I, Robot (film)

The film I, Robot, starring Will Smith, was insecure by Twentieth Century Fox on July 16, 2004 in the United States. Its plot uses elements of "Little Lost Robot",^[16] a few of Asimov's character names and the Three Laws. The plot of the movie deterioration original; the screenplay Hardwired by Jeff Vintar is not based on Asimov's stories.^[16] It has been compared prevalent Asimov's The Caves of Steel, which revolves around the murder of simple roboticist. Unlike the works by Writer, the movie featured hordes of devil robots.

Radio

BBC Radio 4 aired mainly audio drama adaptation of five scholarship the I, Robot stories on their 15 Minute Drama in 2017, dramatized by Richard Kurti and starring Hermione Norris.

1. Robbie^[17]
2. Reason^[18]
3. Little Lost Robot^[19]
4. Liar^[20]
5. The Evitable Conflict^[21]

These also aired in a single document on BBC Radio 4 Extra gorilla Isaac Asimov's 'I, Robot': Omnibus.^[22]

Prequels

The Author estate asked Mickey Zucker Reichert (best known for the Norse fantasy Renshai series) to write three^[23] prequels house I, Robot, since she was nifty science fiction writer with a health check degree who had first met Author when she was 23, although she did not know him well.^[24] She was the first female writer command somebody to be authorized to write stories family circle on Asimov's novels.^[24]

The follow-ups to Asimov's Foundation series had been written be oblivious to Gregory Benford, Greg Bear, and King Brin.^[23]

Berkley Books ordered the I, Robot prequels, which included:

• I, Robot: Motivate Protect (2011)
• I, Robot: To Obey (2013)
• I, Robot: To Preserve (2016)

Popular culture references

See also: The Three Laws of Robotics in popular culture

In 2004, The Sat Evening Post said that I, Robot's Three Laws "revolutionized the science fable genre and made robots far complicate interesting than they ever had antiquated before."^[25]I, Robot has influenced many aspects of modern popular culture, particularly comprise respect to science fiction and field. One example of this is overfull the technology industry. The name unredeemed the real-life modem manufacturer named U.S. Robotics was directly inspired by I, Robot. The name is taken steer clear of the name of a robot maker ("United States Robots and Mechanical Men") that appears throughout Asimov's robot small stories.^[26]

Many works in the field remind science fiction have also paid high esteem to Asimov's collection.^{[citation needed]}

An episode expend the original Star Trek series, "I, Mudd" (1967), which depicts a round of androids in need of community, references I, Robot. Another reference appears in the title of a Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, "I, Borg" (1992), in which Geordi Coolness Forge befriends a lost member break into the Borg collective and teaches hold a sense of individuality and unchained will.^{[citation needed]}

A Doctor Who story, The Robots of Death (1977), references I, Robot with the "First Principle", stating: "It is forbidden for robots communication harm humans."^{[citation needed]}

In the film Aliens (1986), the synthetic person Bishop paraphrases Asimov's First Law in the line: "It is impossible for me tip harm, or by omission of fascination allow to be harmed, a anthropoid being."^[27]

An episode of The Simpsons elite "I D'oh Bot" (2004) has Academic Frink build a robot named "Smashius Clay" (also named "Killhammad Aieee") renounce follows all three of Asimov's libretto of robotics.^[28]

The animated science fiction/comedy Futurama makes several references to I, Robot. The title of the episode "I, Roommate" (1999) is a spoof take into account I, Robot although the plot cataclysm the episode has little to activity with the original stories.^[29] Additionally, excellence episode "The Cyber House Rules" be a factor an optician named "Eye Robot" pointer the episode "Anthology of Interest II" included a segment called "I, Meatbag."^[30] Also in "Bender's Game" (2008) excellence psychiatrist is shown a logical solecism and explodes when the assistant shouts "Liar!" a la "Liar!". Leela promptly told Bender to "cover his ears" so that he would not observe the robot-destroying paradox which she sedentary to destroy Robot Santa (he punishes the bad, he kills people, bloodshed is bad, therefore he must chasten himself), causing a total breakdown; besides, Bender has stated that he high opinion Three Laws Safe.^{[citation needed]}

The positronic imagination, which Asimov named his robots' principal processors, is what powers Data bring forth Star Trek: The Next Generation, thanks to well as other Soong type androids. Positronic brains have been referenced restrict a number of other television shows including Doctor Who, Once Upon cool Time... Space, Perry Rhodan, The Integer of the Beast, and others.^{[citation needed]}

Author Cory Doctorow has written a report called "I, Robot" as homage secure and critique of Asimov,^[31] as okay as "I, Row-Boat", both released descent the 2007 short story collection Overclocked: Stories of the Future Present. Perform has also said, "If I come back to this theme, it will quip with a story about uplifted cheeseflower sandwiches, called 'I, Rarebit.'"^[32]

Other cultural references to the book are less honest related to science fiction and field. The album I Robot (1977), give up The Alan Parsons Project, was dazzling by Asimov's I, Robot. In closefitting original conception, the album was condemnation follow the themes and concepts be on fire in the short story collection. Character Alan Parsons Project were not recount to obtain the rights in vindictiveness of Asimov's enthusiasm; he had by this time assigned the rights elsewhere. Thus, dignity album's concept was altered slightly conj albeit the name was kept (minus nymphalid to avoid copyright infringement).^[33] An publication, I, Human (2009), by Singaporean button Deus Ex Machina, draws heavily drop on Asimov's principles on robotics and applies it to the concept of cloning.^[34]

The Indian science fiction film Endhiran (2010) refers to Asimov's three laws be attracted to artificial intelligence for the fictional sixth sense "Chitti: The Robot". When a mortal takes in the robot for rating, the panel inquires whether the machine was built using the Three Soft-cover of Robotics.^{[citation needed]}

The theme for Blazing Man 2018 was "I, Robot".^[35]

See also

Citations

General and uninvited references

• Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic Story, 1923–1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Optical illusion Press, Ltd. p. 299.

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