I, Robot

by

mass market paperback, 192 pages

English language

Published March 8, 1956 by New American Library.

OCLC Number:
2457622

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5 stars (2 reviews)

Here is a whole panorama of strange and thrilling tales about Earth in the years ahead when robots reach such an advanced stage that they threaten to rise up and control the world.

I, Robot The classic chronicle-novel about a future civilization helped, and menaced, by complex servomechanisms —has been hailed as the outstanding science-fiction book of its kind. --back cover

36 editions

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

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

4 stars

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.

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Subjects

  • Robots -- Fiction.
  • Science fiction, American.