Norby and the Robot for Hire
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"Norby and the Robot for Hire" is a children's science fiction novel in the Norby series, co-created by Janet Asimov (often with Isaac Asimov), featuring the adventures of an eccentric, time-and-space-bending robot.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Norby and the Robot for Hire canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1800367 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Norby and the Robot for Hire Context triple: [Janet Asimov, notableWork, Norby and the Robot for Hire]
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A.
Norby, the Mixed-Up Robot
Norby, the Mixed-Up Robot is the first book in the children's science fiction series "The Norby Chronicles," introducing the quirky, time-traveling robot Norby and his young human companion.
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B.
Norby and the Invaders
Norby and the Invaders is a science fiction children’s novel in the Norby series, following the adventures of the quirky robot Norby as he confronts an alien threat.
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C.
Norby Through Time and Space
"Norby Through Time and Space" is a science fiction children's novel in the Norby Chronicles series, following the adventures of a quirky robot and his young human companion as they travel through time and across the galaxy.
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D.
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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E.
Norby and the Terrified Taxi
Norby and the Terrified Taxi is a children’s science fiction novel in the Norby series, co-created by Janet Asimov (with Isaac Asimov), featuring the quirky robot Norby in a humorous space adventure.
- 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: Norby and the Robot for Hire Target entity description: "Norby and the Robot for Hire" is a children's science fiction novel in the Norby series, co-created by Janet Asimov (often with Isaac Asimov), featuring the adventures of an eccentric, time-and-space-bending robot.
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A.
Norby, the Mixed-Up Robot
Norby, the Mixed-Up Robot is the first book in the children's science fiction series "The Norby Chronicles," introducing the quirky, time-traveling robot Norby and his young human companion.
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B.
Norby and the Invaders
Norby and the Invaders is a science fiction children’s novel in the Norby series, following the adventures of the quirky robot Norby as he confronts an alien threat.
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C.
Norby Through Time and Space
"Norby Through Time and Space" is a science fiction children's novel in the Norby Chronicles series, following the adventures of a quirky robot and his young human companion as they travel through time and across the galaxy.
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D.
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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E.
Norby and the Terrified Taxi
Norby and the Terrified Taxi is a children’s science fiction novel in the Norby series, co-created by Janet Asimov (with Isaac Asimov), featuring the quirky robot Norby in a humorous space adventure.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
children's science fiction novel
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novel ⓘ work of fiction ⓘ |
| author | Janet Asimov ⓘ |
| coCreatedBy |
Isaac Asimov
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Janet Asimov ⓘ |
| coCreator | Isaac Asimov ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| featuresCharacter |
Jeff Wells
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Norby ⓘ |
| featuresElement | time-and-space-bending robot ⓘ |
| genre |
children's literature
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science fiction ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
friendship
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humor ⓘ space travel ⓘ time travel ⓘ |
| hasTitleCharacter | Norby ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryUniverse |
The Norby Chronicles
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surface form:
Norby universe
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| mainCharacter | Norby ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | adventures of an eccentric robot ⓘ |
| partOf |
The Norby Chronicles
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surface form:
Norby series
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| seriesOrder | Norby series volume ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
children
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young readers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Norby and the Robot for Hire Description of subject: "Norby and the Robot for Hire" is a children's science fiction novel in the Norby series, co-created by Janet Asimov (often with Isaac Asimov), featuring the adventures of an eccentric, time-and-space-bending robot.
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