struppi reviewed Robot Visions by Isaac Asimov
Review of 'Robot Visions' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
asimov is a robot sympathizer.
Mass Market Paperback, 496 pages
English language
Published March 6, 1991 by ROC.
Robot Visions
4 stars
(20 reviews)
From Isaac Asimov, the Hugo Award-winning Grand Master of Science Fiction whose name is synonymous with the science of robotics, comes five decades of robot visions: thirty-four landmark stories and essays—including three rare tales—gathered together in one volume.
Meet all of Asimov’s most famous creations including: Robbie, the very first robot that his imagination brought to life; Susan Calvin, the original robot psychologist; Stephen Byerley, the humanoid robot; and the famous human/robot detective team of Lije Bailey and R. Daneel Olivaw, who have appeared in such bestselling novels as The Robots of Dawn and Robots and Empire.
Let the master himself guide you through the key moments in the fictional history of robot-human relations—from the most primitive computers and mobile machines to the first robot to become a man. (back cover)
nicknicknicknick reviewed Robot Visions by Isaac Asimov
Review of 'Robot Visions' on Goodreads
4 stars
''1---A robot may not injure a human being, or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm.
2---A robot must obey the orders given it by a human being except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
3---A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Laws.''
'''If a man has the right to give a robot any order that does not involve harm to a human being, he should have the decency never to give a robot any order that involves harm to a robot, unless human safety absolutely requires it. With great power goes great responsibility, and if the robots have Three Laws to protect men, is it too much to ask that men have a law or two to protect robots?'''
