The three laws of Robotics: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 orders given to it by human beings 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 Law.Withthese three, simple directives, Isaac Asimov changed our perception ofrobots forever when he formulated the laws governing their behavior. InI, Robot,Asimov chronicles the development of the robot through a series ofinterlinked stories: from its primitive origins in the present to itsultimate perfection in the not-so-distant future--a future in whichhumanity itself may be rendered obsolete.Contents:vii • Introduction (I, Robot) • (1950) • short story byIsaac Asimov1 • Robbie • (1940) • short story byIsaac Asimov(variant ofStrange Playfellow)30 • Runaround • [Mike Donovan] • (1942) • novelette byIsaac Asimov56 • Reason • [Mike Donovan] • (1941) • short story byIsaac Asimov82 • Catch That Rabbit • [Mike Donovan] • (1944) • short story byIsaac Asimov111 • Liar! • [Susan Calvin] • (1941) • short story byIsaac Asimov136 • Little Lost Robot • [Susan Calvin] • (1947) • novelette byIsaac Asimov174 • Escape! • [Susan Calvin] • (1945) • short story byIsaac Asimov206 • Evidence • [Susan Calvin] • (1946) • novelette byIsaac Asimov240 • The Evitable Conflict • [Susan Calvin] • (1950) • novelette byIsaac Asimov