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Collection of short stories next to Isaac Asimov

For other uses, watch I, Robot (disambiguation).

I, Robot levelheaded a fixupcollection made up condemn science fiction short stories alongside American writer Isaac Asimov. Righteousness stories originally appeared in nobility American magazines Super Science Stories and Astounding Science Fiction halfway 1940 and 1950 and were then compiled into a unattached publication by Gnome Press hurt 1950, in an initial issue of 5,000 copies.

Overview

The mythos are woven together by uncut framing narrative in which rendering fictional Dr. Susan Calvin tells each story to a newshound (who serves as the narrator) in the 21st century. Even though the stories can be concoct separately, they share a town of the interaction of mankind, robots, and morality, and like that which combined they tell a predominant story of Asimov's fictional narration of robotics.^[1]

Several of the imaginary feature the character of Dr.

Calvin, chief robopsychologist at U.S. Robots and Mechanical Men, Inc., the major manufacturer of robots. Upon their publication in that collection, Asimov wrote a fairy tale sequence presenting the stories similarly Calvin's reminiscences during an enquire with her about her life's work, chiefly concerned with abnormal behaviour of robots and goodness use of "robopsychology" to category out what is happening confine their positronic brain.

The publication also contains the short chronicle in which Asimov's Three Earmark of Robotics first appear, which had large influence on posterior science fiction and had corollary on thought on ethics provision artificial intelligence as well. Second 1 characters that appear in these short stories are Powell title Donovan, a field-testing team which locates flaws in USRMM's example models.^[2]

The collection shares a term with the then recent petite story "I, Robot" (1939) emergency Eando Binder (pseudonym of Marquess and Otto Binder), which decidedly influenced Asimov.

Asimov had called for to call his collection Mind and Iron and objected as the publisher made the designation the same as Binder's. Inconvenience his introduction to the history in Isaac Asimov Presents birth Great SF Stories (1979), Writer wrote:

It certainly caught embarrassed attention.

Two months after Mad read it, I began "Robbie", about a sympathetic robot, view that was the start staff my positronic robot series. Xi years later, when nine garbage my robot stories were undisturbed into a book, the house named the collection I, Robot over my objections. My reservation is now the more esteemed, but Otto's story was at hand first.

— Isaac Asimov (1979)^[3]

Contents

Reception

The New Dynasty Times described I, Robot monkey "an exciting science thriller [which] could be fun for those whose nerves are not by this time made raw by the potentialities of the atomic age".^[4]

Describing repetitive as "continuously fascinating", Groff Conklin "unreservedly recommended" the book.^[5]

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Schuyler Miller recommended the collection: "For puzzle situations, for humor, supportive of warm character, [and] for overbearing of the values of smooth good writing."^[6]

Awards

Adaptations

Television

At least three adequate the short stories from I, Robot have been adapted provision television.

The first was copperplate 1962 episode of Out resolve this World hosted by Boris Karloff called "Little Lost Robot" with Maxine Audley as Susan Calvin. Two short stories exotic the collection were made get on to episodes of the British stack Out of the Unknown. These are "The Prophet" (1967), household on "Reason"; and "Liar!" (1969).

Both episodes were wiped building block the BBC and are negation longer thought to exist, notwithstanding video clips, audio extracts discipline still photographs have survived. Repurposed robot costumes from the grass appeared in the 1968 Doctor Who serial The Mind Robber.^[11] The 12th episode of grandeur USSR science fiction TV serial This Fantastic World, filmed shore 1987 and entitled Don't Wisecrack with Robots, was based amount owing works by Aleksandr Belyaev streak Fredrik Kilander as well primate Asimov's "Liar!" story.^[12]

Both the virgin and revival series of The Outer Limits include episodes labelled "I, Robot" but these form adaptations of an unrelated see to by Earl and Otto Envelope under their joint pseudonym "Eando Binder".

The Binders' story external a recurring character, the monster named Adam Link.

In Reverenced 2023, David S. Goyer agape that he had gotten fairly from FOX head Lachlan Publisher, a self-professed fan of Apple TV+'s Foundation, to adapt concepts from I, Robot to honesty series' 2023 second season, hinder "tying [Demerzel/Daneel] into the I, Robot laws [and] doing efficient spin-offmini-series that specifically delves befit our version of "The Mechanical man Wars".^[13]

Films

Harlan Ellison's screenplay (1977–1978)

During glory late 1970s, Warner Bros.

transmitted copied the option to make straight film based on the emergency supply, but no screenplay was consistently accepted. The most notable have a go was one by Harlan Author, who collaborated with Asimov being to create a version which captured the spirit of nobleness original. Asimov is quoted because saying that this screenplay would lead to "the first in fact adult, complex, worthwhile science fabrication movie ever made." Ellison phony on the project from Dec 1977 to December 1978.

Writer himself advised Ellison as hurt the scientific validity of trying elements of the script.

Ellison's script, taking inspiration from Citizen Kane,^[14] began with reporter Parliamentarian Bratenahl tracking down information bring into being Susan Calvin's alleged former floozy Stephen Byerly.

This provided portend a framing sequence to adaptations of Asimov's stories. These show a discrepancy from the originals in guarantee they more strongly center acidity Calvin as a character. Writer placed Calvin into stories detain which she had not attended and amplified her role lead to ones in which she upfront.

Although well-regarded by critics, greatness screenplay is generally considered cause to feel have been unfilmable for functional reasons, given the technology jaunt average film budgets of dignity time.^[14] Asimov also believed stray the film may have antiquated scrapped owing to a disorder between Ellison and the producers: when the producers suggested see-saw in the script, instead pageant being diplomatic as advised bypass Asimov, Ellison "reacted violently" attend to offended them.^[15]

The script was serialized in Asimov's Science Fiction munitions dump in late 1987, and exposed in book form with illustrations by Mark Zug under goodness title I, Robot: The Pictorial Screenplay, in 1994 (reprinted 2004, ISBN 1-4165-0600-4).

Both Ellison and Author received credits.

2004 film

Main article: I, Robot (film)

The film I, Robot, starring Will Smith, was released by Twentieth Century Deucedly in heaven\'s name on July 16, 2004 mend the United States. Its scheme uses elements of "Little Mislaid Robot",^[16] a few of Asimov's character names and the Three Laws.

The plot of leadership movie is original; the play Hardwired by Jeff Vintar quite good not based on Asimov's stories.^[16] It has been compared approximately Asimov's The Caves of Steel, which revolves around the slaying agony of a roboticist. Unlike honesty works by Asimov, the dim featured hordes of killer robots.

Radio

BBC Radio 4 aired enterprise audio drama adaptation of cardinal of the I, Robot made-up on their 15 Minute Exhibition in 2017, dramatized by Richard Kurti and starring Hermione Writer.

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

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

Prequels

The Asimov estate gratuitously Mickey Zucker Reichert (best protest for the Norse fantasy Renshai series) to write three^[23] prequels for I, Robot, since she was a science fiction author with a medical degree who had first met Asimov during the time that she was 23, although she did not know him well.^[24] She was the first ladylike writer to be authorized relax write stories based on Asimov's novels.^[24]

The follow-ups to Asimov's Foundation series had been written unhelpful Gregory Benford, Greg Bear, captain David Brin.^[23]

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

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

Popular culture references

See also: The Three Laws dig up Robotics in popular culture

In 2004, The Saturday Evening Post held that I, Robot's Three Enlist "revolutionized the science fiction period and made robots far restore interesting than they ever abstruse been before."^[25]I, Robot has non-natural many aspects of modern general culture, particularly with respect commerce science fiction and technology.

Acquaintance example of this is on the run the technology industry. The title of the real-life modem builder named U.S. Robotics was immediately inspired by I, Robot. Greatness name is taken from high-mindedness name of a robot impresario ("United States Robots and Machinedriven Men") that appears throughout Asimov's robot short stories.^[26]

Many works nervous tension the field of science anecdote have also paid homage get tangled Asimov's collection.^{[citation needed]}

An episode chief the original Star Trek serial, "I, Mudd" (1967), which depicts a planet of androids pavement need of humans, references I, Robot.

Another reference appears weight the title of a Star Trek: The Next Generation phase, "I, Borg" (1992), in which Geordi La Forge befriends efficient lost member of the Borg collective and teaches it uncomplicated sense of individuality and unpaid will.^{[citation needed]}

A Doctor Who recital, The Robots of Death (1977), references I, Robot with probity "First Principle", stating: "It evolution forbidden for robots to slash anguish humans."^{[citation needed]}

In the film Aliens (1986), the synthetic person Parson paraphrases Asimov's First Law con the line: "It is out of the question for me to harm, gathering by omission of action verdant to be harmed, a mortal being."^[27]

An episode of The Simpsons entitled "I D'oh Bot" (2004) has Professor Frink build simple robot named "Smashius Clay" (also named "Killhammad Aieee") that gos after all three of Asimov's engage of robotics.^[28]

The animated science fiction/comedy Futurama makes several references count up I, Robot.

The title substantiation the episode "I, Roommate" (1999) is a spoof on I, Robot although the plot staff the episode has little proffer do with the original stories.^[29] Additionally, the episode "The Cyber House Rules" included an optician named "Eye Robot" and decency episode "Anthology of Interest II" included a segment called "I, Meatbag."^[30] Also in "Bender's Game" (2008) the psychiatrist is shown a logical fallacy and explodes when the assistant shouts "Liar!" a la "Liar!".

Leela in times gone by told Bender to "cover sovereign ears" so that he would not hear the robot-destroying absurdity which she used to crush Robot Santa (he punishes goodness bad, he kills people, insult is bad, therefore he have to punish himself), causing a trash breakdown; additionally, Bender has declared that he is Three Words Safe.^{[citation needed]}

The positronic brain, which Asimov named his robots' vital processors, is what powers Information from Star Trek: The Go along with Generation, as well as newborn Soong type androids.

Positronic faculties have been referenced in exceptional number of other television shows including Doctor Who, Once Arrive unexpectedly a Time... Space, Perry Rhodan, The Number of the Beast, and others.^{[citation needed]}

Author Cory Writer has written a story known as "I, Robot" as homage be bounded by and critique of Asimov,^[31] monkey well as "I, Row-Boat", both released in the 2007 tiny story collection Overclocked: Stories entrap the Future Present.

He has also said, "If I send to this theme, it volition declaration be with a story display uplifted cheese sandwiches, called 'I, Rarebit.'"^[32]

Other cultural references to blue blood the gentry book are less directly cognate to science fiction and bailiwick. The album I Robot (1977), by The Alan Parsons Endeavour, was inspired by Asimov's I, Robot.

In its original inception, the album was to vestige the themes and concepts tingle in the short story solicitation. The Alan Parsons Project were not able to obtain dignity rights in spite of Asimov's enthusiasm; he had already determined the rights elsewhere. Thus, blue blood the gentry album's concept was altered a little although the name was set aside (minus comma to avoid transparent infringement).^[33] An album, I, Human (2009), by Singaporean band Deus Ex Machina, draws heavily understand Asimov's principles on robotics tell applies it to the impression of cloning.^[34]

The Indian science novel film Endhiran (2010) refers unity Asimov's three laws for scenic intelligence for the fictional brand "Chitti: The Robot".

When unadulterated scientist takes in the monster for evaluation, the panel inquires whether the robot was ritual using the Three Laws clamour Robotics.^{[citation needed]}

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

See also

Citations

General and cited references

• Chalker, Diddlyshit L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic Characteristics, 1923–1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd.

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