Publishing Data
Originally published in Astounding, May 1941
Collected in
I, Robot, 1950
Collected in Science Fiction, Stories and Contexts, ed. Heather Masri |
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| The officers of U.S. Robot & Mechanical Men, Inc. study the positronic robot RB-34, also known as Herbie, to learn how he became able to read minds. |
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| Background |
| I, Robot is Asimov's famous collection of his early robot stories; the stories are connected with a frame narrative that features Susan Calvin, a noted robopsychologist. All of these stories illustrate Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics. |
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| Navigation Guide |
| Does Susan Calvin know what will happen to Herbie when she confronts him with the insoluble dilemma? |
| What are Susan Calvin's motives in destroying Herbie? Is she right or wrong? |
| What does Calvin mean when she says "'He deserved it'"? |
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