Robbie
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Robbie is a short story by Isaac Asimov about a mute robot companion to a young girl, exploring themes of prejudice, trust, and the human-robot relationship.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | short story ⓘ |
| author | Isaac Asimov ⓘ |
| character |
George Weston
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gloria Weston NERFINISHED ⓘ Grace Weston NERFINISHED ⓘ Robbie the robot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collectedIn | I, Robot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsElement |
family conflict over technology
ⓘ
reconciliation between child and robot ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| exploresAttitudeOf | humans toward robots ⓘ |
| featuresFictionalTechnology | positronic robot ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Super Science Stories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOnRelationshipBetween | child and robot ⓘ |
| genre |
robot fiction
ⓘ
science fiction ⓘ |
| hasApproximateLength | short story length ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
later robot stories
ⓘ
portrayals of human-robot companionship ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| laterTitle | Robbie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Golden Age of Science Fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Gloria Weston
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Robbie the robot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Strange Playfellow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Robot series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portraysRobotAs |
caretaker
ⓘ
companion ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1940 ⓘ |
| publisherOfFirstAppearance | Fictioneers, Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| robotSpeech | mute ⓘ |
| setting |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
near-future Earth ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
human-robot relationship
ⓘ
parental anxiety ⓘ prejudice ⓘ technophobia ⓘ trust ⓘ |
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