I, Robot

Hank G (BookWyrm) 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.

exosferablog reviewed Yo, robot by Isaac Asimov

Review of 'Yo, robot' on 'Goodreads'

3 stars

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.

Jim Fulner reviewed I, Robot by Scott Brick

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3 stars

So this was an interesting book. I had only heard of the recent movie with Will Smith. I was surprised to find this was actually an early 50s sci-fi tale. There isn't much they got right, from 90s children who are unwieldy without their robots to entertain them, to 5 giant super computers ruling the whole miss 21st century world. Then again if it's an Android (r) instead of robot, my kid would probably rather it than a dog or friends too. And we might not have super computers running everything but we are using the internet to run everything. It was almost more of a collection of short stories than a novel with one plot. I am looking forward to the movie now to see if I'm right that they only cover the story were the mayor is actually a robot, or what. Might do another if it crosses …

So this was an interesting book. I had only heard of the recent movie with Will Smith. I was surprised to find this was actually an early 50s sci-fi tale. There isn't much they got right, from 90s children who are unwieldy without their robots to entertain them, to 5 giant super computers ruling the whole miss 21st century world. Then again if it's an Android (r) instead of robot, my kid would probably rather it than a dog or friends too. And we might not have super computers running everything but we are using the internet to run everything. It was almost more of a collection of short stories than a novel with one plot. I am looking forward to the movie now to see if I'm right that they only cover the story were the mayor is actually a robot, or what. Might do another if it crosses my path, but probably won't seek it out.

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