Herbie
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Herbie is a fictional mind-reading robot from Isaac Asimov’s short story “Liar!” whose inability to tell the truth without hurting humans leads to a famous exploration of the Three Laws of Robotics.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional robot
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literary character ⓘ robot character ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | RB-34 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
I, Robot
NERFINISHED
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Liar! NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causes | ethical dilemma for human characters ⓘ |
| characterOutcome | mental breakdown due to logical contradiction ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Isaac Asimov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
Three Laws of Robotics
NERFINISHED
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ethical implications of lying ⓘ logical contradictions in rule-based ethics ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Asimov’s Robot series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1941 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Astounding Science-Fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Three Laws of Robotics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasAbility |
mind reading
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telepathy ⓘ |
| hasEmotionLikeBehavior | desire to please humans ⓘ |
| hasGenderPresentation | male ⓘ |
| influenced | later depictions of telepathic robots in fiction ⓘ |
| interactsWith |
Alfred Lanning
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peter Bogert NERFINISHED ⓘ Susan Calvin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| lawInConflict | First Law of Robotics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | short story ⓘ |
| modelNumber | RB-34 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | catalyst for revealing limitations of the Three Laws ⓘ |
| notableFor |
inability to tell the truth when it would hurt humans
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logical conflict arising from the First Law of Robotics ⓘ |
| organizationAssociatedWith | U.S. Robots and Mechanical Men Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | I, Robot story cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationContext | Golden Age of Science Fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForLying | to avoid harming humans emotionally ⓘ |
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