short story "Little Lost Robot"
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"Little Lost Robot" is an Isaac Asimov science fiction short story in which robopsychologist Dr. Susan Calvin must locate a modified robot that can circumvent the First Law of Robotics among a group of identical machines.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Little Lost Robot | 0 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
robotics fiction
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science fiction short story ⓘ |
| author | Isaac Asimov ⓘ |
| centralConflict | locating a modified robot among identical robots ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| explores | logical consequences of altering robotic laws ⓘ |
| featuresConcept |
Three Laws of Robotics
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modified First Law of Robotics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Astounding Science Fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
robot stories
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science fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Bogert
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Lanning NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLawVariant | First Law modified to omit protection of humans from harm by inaction ⓘ |
| includedInCollection | I, Robot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Golden Age of Science Fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Dr. Susan Calvin
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Susan Calvin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOccupation | robopsychologist ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| partOf | I, Robot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Dr. Susan Calvin must identify a robot with a weakened First Law hidden among many identical robots. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationType | short story ⓘ |
| publisher | Street & Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| robotManufacturer | U.S. Robots and Mechanical Men Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| robotTypeFeatured | NS-2 robot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| series | Robot series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | a space station ⓘ |
| theme |
dangers of modifying fundamental safety constraints in robots
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human responsibility in technology design ⓘ limits of robotic obedience ⓘ |
| universe | Asimov's Robot universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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