The Complete Robot
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The Complete Robot is a collection of Isaac Asimov’s robot-themed short stories that helped define his famous Three Laws of Robotics and shape modern science fiction.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Complete Robot canonical | 4 |
| Little Robot Lost | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1800387 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Complete Robot Context triple: [Robot series, hasPart, The Complete Robot]
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A.
The Rest of the Robots
The Rest of the Robots is a science fiction short story collection by Isaac Asimov that gathers many of his classic robot tales exploring the implications of the Three Laws of Robotics.
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B.
The Robots of Dawn
The Robots of Dawn is a science fiction novel by Isaac Asimov that continues the adventures of detective Elijah Baley as he investigates a high-stakes robotic "murder" on the Spacer world of Aurora, further developing Asimov’s robot universe and the Three Laws of Robotics.
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C.
Robots and Empire
Robots and Empire is a science fiction novel by Isaac Asimov that bridges his Robot and Foundation series, exploring the long-term consequences of human–robot relations and the origins of key galactic events.
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D.
Joe Robot
"Joe Robot" is a song by the band The Network, known for its synth-driven, new wave punk style and satirical, futuristic themes.
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E.
The Machine
The Machine is the nickname of Albert Pujols, a Dominican-American former Major League Baseball first baseman renowned for his remarkably consistent and powerful hitting.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Complete Robot Target entity description: The Complete Robot is a collection of Isaac Asimov’s robot-themed short stories that helped define his famous Three Laws of Robotics and shape modern science fiction.
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A.
The Rest of the Robots
The Rest of the Robots is a science fiction short story collection by Isaac Asimov that gathers many of his classic robot tales exploring the implications of the Three Laws of Robotics.
-
B.
The Robots of Dawn
The Robots of Dawn is a science fiction novel by Isaac Asimov that continues the adventures of detective Elijah Baley as he investigates a high-stakes robotic "murder" on the Spacer world of Aurora, further developing Asimov’s robot universe and the Three Laws of Robotics.
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C.
Robots and Empire
Robots and Empire is a science fiction novel by Isaac Asimov that bridges his Robot and Foundation series, exploring the long-term consequences of human–robot relations and the origins of key galactic events.
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D.
Joe Robot
"Joe Robot" is a song by the band The Network, known for its synth-driven, new wave punk style and satirical, futuristic themes.
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E.
The Machine
The Machine is the nickname of Albert Pujols, a Dominican-American former Major League Baseball first baseman renowned for his remarkably consistent and powerful hitting.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
ⓘ
short story collection ⓘ |
| author | Isaac Asimov ⓘ |
| compilesPreviouslyPublished | robot short stories by Isaac Asimov ⓘ |
| containsWorkType | short story ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| excludesWork |
novel I, Robot: The Illustrated Screenplay
ⓘ
The Caves of Steel ⓘ
surface form:
novel The Caves of Steel
novel The Naked Sun ⓘ novel The Robots of Dawn ⓘ |
| featuresConcept | Three Laws of Robotics ⓘ |
| followedBy | Robot Dreams ⓘ |
| follows |
The Bicentennial Man
ⓘ
surface form:
The Bicentennial Man and Other Stories
|
| genre |
robot fiction
ⓘ
science fiction ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Catch That Rabbit
ⓘ
Escape! ⓘ Evidence ⓘ Galley Slave ⓘ Lenny ⓘ Liar! ⓘ The Rest of the Robots ⓘ
surface form:
Little Lost Robot
The Complete Robot self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Little Robot Lost
Reason ⓘ Risk ⓘ Robbie ⓘ Runaround ⓘ Runaround and Other Stories cycle ⓘ Satisfaction Guaranteed ⓘ The Evitable Conflict ⓘ |
| influenced |
modern science fiction depictions of robots
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popular understanding of the Three Laws of Robotics ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableCharacter |
Gregory Powell
ⓘ
Mike Donovan ⓘ Stephen Byerley ⓘ Dr. Susan Calvin ⓘ
surface form:
Susan Calvin
|
| publicationYear | 1982 ⓘ |
| publisher | Doubleday ⓘ |
| series | Robot series ⓘ |
| setInUniverse |
Asimov universe
ⓘ
surface form:
Asimov's Robot–Foundation universe
|
| subject |
artificial intelligence
ⓘ
ethics of technology ⓘ robots ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Referenced by (5)
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this entity surface form:
Little Robot Lost