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I, Robot

I, Robot

Book
1950
Creator: Isaac Asimov
Country: USA

A collection of stories establishing the Three Laws of Robotics and exploring human-robot relationships.

In this Series / Editions

I, Robot (Short Story Collection)

(1950)

Connected Technologies

Hardware
Hardware
General Purpose Robot

The NS-series robots are versatile assistants designed to serve humans in all capacities.

TRL
5/9
Ethics Security
Ethics Security
Alignment in Distributed Cognition

The Three Laws of Robotics are an early attempt at hard-coded AI alignment.

TRL
4/9

I, Robot (Film)

(2004)

Connected Technologies

Software
Software
Autonomous Maintenance Software

The positronic brains allow robots to diagnose and repair themselves and other systems.

TRL
7/9

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