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''The Complete Robot'' (1982) is a collection of 31 of the 37
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s by American writer
Isaac Asimov yi, יצחק אזימאװ , birth_date = , birth_place = Petrovichi, Russian SFSR , spouse = , relatives = , children = 2 , death_date = , death_place = Manhattan, New York City, U.S. , nationality = Russian (1920–1922)Soviet (192 ...
, written between 1939 and 1977.Introduction, ''The Complete Robot'', Isaac Asimov Most of the stories had been previously collected in the books ''
I, Robot ''I, Robot'' is a fixup (compilation) novel of science fiction short stories or essays by American writer Isaac Asimov. The stories originally appeared in the American magazines ''Super Science Stories'' and ''Astounding Science Fiction'' betw ...
'' and ''
The Rest of the Robots ''The Rest of the Robots'' is a collection of eight short stories and two full-length novels by American writer Isaac Asimov, published in 1964. The stories, centred on positronic robots, are all part of the ''Robot'' series, most of which t ...
'', while four had previously been uncollected and the rest had been scattered across five other
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. They share a theme of the interaction of humans, robots and morality, and put together tell a larger story of Asimov's fictional history of
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. The stories are grouped into categories.


Contents

* Introduction * Some Non-human Robots ** "
A Boy's Best Friend "A Boy's Best Friend" is a 1975 science fiction short story by American writer Isaac Asimov. It has been collected in ''The Complete Robot'' and first appeared in ''Boys' Life'', March 1975. Plot summary Jimmy’s family is settled on the Moon. ...
" (1975) ** "
Sally Sally may refer to: People *Sally (name), a list of notable people with the name Military * Sally (military), an attack by the defenders of a town or fortress under siege against a besieging force; see sally port *Sally, the Allied reporting na ...
" (1953) ** " Someday" (1956), also ''Multivac'' series * Some Immobile Robots ** "
Point of View Point of view or Points of View may refer to: Concept and technique * Point of view (philosophy), an attitude how one sees or thinks of something * Point of view (literature) or narrative mode, the perspective of the narrative voice; the prono ...
" (1975), also ''Multivac'' series ** " Think!" (1977) ** " True Love" (1977), also ''Multivac'' series * Some Metallic Robots ** "
Robot AL-76 Goes Astray "Robot AL-76 Goes Astray" is a humorous science fiction short story by American writer Isaac Asimov, originally published in the February 1942 issue of ''Amazing Stories'' and included in the collections ''The Rest of the Robots'' (1964) and ''Th ...
" (1942) ** "
Victory Unintentional "Victory Unintentional" is a humorous science fiction short story by American writer Isaac Asimov, published in the August 1942 issue of ''Super Science Stories'' and included in the collections ''The Rest of the Robots'' (1964) and ''The Comple ...
" (1942) ** " Stranger in Paradise" (1973–74), novelette ** "
Light Verse Light poetry or light verse is poetry that attempts to be humorous. Light poems are usually brief, can be on a frivolous or serious subject, and often feature word play including puns, adventurous rhyme, and heavy alliteration. Typically, light ...
" (1973) ** "
Segregationist Racial segregation is the systematic separation of people into racial or other ethnic groups in daily life. Racial segregation can amount to the international crime of apartheid and a crime against humanity under the Statute of the Interna ...
" (1967) ** "
Robbie Robbie or Robby is a surname. It is usually encountered as a nickname or a shortened form of Robert, Rob (given name), Rob or Robin (name), Robin. The name experienced a significant rise in popularity in Northern Ireland in 2003. People Given nam ...
" (1940) * Some Humanoid Robots ** " Let's Get Together" (1957) ** "
Mirror Image A mirror image (in a plane mirror) is a reflected duplication of an object that appears almost identical, but is reversed in the direction perpendicular to the mirror surface. As an optical effect it results from reflection off from substances ...
" (1972) ** "
The Tercentenary Incident "The Tercentenary Incident" is a science fiction/mystery short story by American writer Isaac Asimov. It was first published in the August 1976 issue of ''Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine'', and reprinted in the collections ''The Bicentennial Man ...
" (1976) *
Powell and Donovan The following is a list of characters in Isaac Asimov's ''Robot'' series. Kelden Amadiro Kelden Amadiro is a Spacer and the main antagonist in the novels ''The Robots of Dawn'' and ''Robots and Empire''. He is the head of the Robotics Institute ...
** " First Law" (1956) ** " Runaround" (1941–42), novelette ** "
Reason Reason is the capacity of consciously applying logic by drawing conclusions from new or existing information, with the aim of seeking the truth. It is closely associated with such characteristically human activities as philosophy, science, ...
" (1941) ** "
Catch That Rabbit "Catch that Rabbit" is a science fiction short story by American writer Isaac Asimov. It was first published in the February 1944 issue of '' Astounding Science Fiction'' and reprinted in the collections '' I, Robot'' (1950) and ''The Complete ...
" (1944) *
Susan Calvin Dr. Susan Calvin is a fictional character appearing in Isaac Asimov's ''Robot'' series of science fiction short stories. According to I, Robot, Susan Calvin was born in the year 1982 and died at the age of 82, either in 2064 or 2065. She was t ...
** " Liar!" (1941) ** " Satisfaction Guaranteed" (1951) ** " Lenny" (1958) ** "
Galley Slave A galley slave was a slave rowing in a galley, either a convicted criminal sentenced to work at the oar ('' French'': galérien), or a kind of human chattel, often a prisoner of war, assigned to the duty of rowing. In the ancient Mediterran ...
" (1957), novelette ** "
Little Lost Robot "Little Lost Robot" is a science fiction short story by American writer Isaac Asimov. It was first published in the March 1947 issue of ''Astounding Science Fiction'' and reprinted in the collections ''I, Robot'' (1950), ''The Complete Robot'' (1 ...
" (1947), novelette ** "
Risk In simple terms, risk is the possibility of something bad happening. Risk involves uncertainty about the effects/implications of an activity with respect to something that humans value (such as health, well-being, wealth, property or the environme ...
" (1955), novelette ** "
Escape! "Escape!" is a science fiction short story by American writer Isaac Asimov. It was first published as "Paradoxical Escape" (a publisher's change in the title) in the August 1945 issue of ''Astounding Science Fiction'' and reprinted as "Escape! ...
" (1945) ** "
Evidence Evidence for a proposition is what supports this proposition. It is usually understood as an indication that the supported proposition is true. What role evidence plays and how it is conceived varies from field to field. In epistemology, evidenc ...
" (1946), novelette ** "
The Evitable Conflict "The Evitable Conflict" is a science fiction short story by American writer Isaac Asimov. It first appeared in the June 1950 issue of ''Astounding Science Fiction'' and subsequently appeared in the collections ''I, Robot'' (1950), ''The Complete ...
" (1950), novelette ** " Feminine Intuition" (1969), novelette * Two Climaxes ** "
. . . That Thou Art Mindful of Him ". . . That Thou Art Mindful of Him" (also signed as "That Thou Art Mindful of Him") is a science fiction short story by American writer Isaac Asimov, which he intended to be an "ultimate" probe into the subtleties of his Three Laws of Robotics. ...
" (1974), novelette ** "
The Bicentennial Man ''The Bicentennial Man'' is a novelette in the ''Robot'' series by American writer Isaac Asimov. According to the foreword in ''Robot Visions'', Asimov was approached to write a story, along with a number of other authors who would do the same ...
" (1976), novelette * A Last Word


Stories not involving the Three Laws of Robotics

Stories that are about Asimov's
positronic robot A positronic brain is a fictional technological device, originally conceived by science fiction writer Isaac Asimov. It functions as a central processing unit (CPU) for robots, and, in some unspecified way, provides them with a form of conscio ...
s that do not obey the
Three Laws of Robotics The Three Laws of Robotics (often shortened to The Three Laws or known as Asimov's Laws) are a set of rules devised by science fiction author Isaac Asimov. The rules were introduced in his 1942 short story " Runaround" (included in the 1950 colle ...
are: *"Let's Get Together" robots are used as parts of a bomb that will explode when they get together. *In "Someday" there are non-positronic computers which tell stories and do not obey the Three Laws. *In "Sally" there are positronic brain cars who can damage men or disobey without problems. No other kinds of robots are seen, and there is no mention of the Three Laws. *In ". . . That Thou Art Mindful of Him" robots are created with a very flexible Three Laws management, and these create little, simplified robots with no laws that actually act against the Three Laws of Robotics.


Robot stories not included

This collection includes most of Asimov's robot short stories. Missing ones were either written after its publication, or formed the text connecting the stories in ''I, Robot''. The six Asimov robot short stories not included in this book are: * "
Robot Dreams ''Robot Dreams'' (1986) is a collection of science fiction short stories by American writer Isaac Asimov, illustrated by Ralph McQuarrie. The title story is about Susan Calvin's discovery of a robot with rather disturbing dreams. It was written ...
" (found in the anthology of the same title) * "
Robot Visions ''Robot Visions'' (1990) is a collection of science fiction short stories and factual essays by Isaac Asimov. Many of the stories are reprinted from other Asimov collections, particularly ''I, Robot'' and ''The Bicentennial Man and Other Stories'' ...
" (found in the anthology of the same title) * " Too Bad!" (found in ''Robot Visions'') * " Christmas Without Rodney" (found in ''Robot Visions'') * " Cal" (found in ''
Gold Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au (from la, aurum) and atomic number 79. This makes it one of the higher atomic number elements that occur naturally. It is a bright, slightly orange-yellow, dense, soft, malleable, and ductile met ...
'') * "
Kid Brother Kid, Kids, KIDS, and K.I.D.S. may refer to: Common meanings * Colloquial term for a child or other young person ** Also for a parent's offspring regardless of age * Engage in joking * Young goats * The goat meat of young goats * Kidskin, leat ...
" (found in ''Gold'')


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Complete Robot, The Foundation universe books Science fiction short story collections by Isaac Asimov 1982 short story collections Doubleday (publisher) books