Asimov's positronic robot universe

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fictional universe

Asimov's positronic robot universe is the shared fictional setting of Isaac Asimov’s robot and early Foundation stories, defined by the Three Laws of Robotics and the societal impact of intelligent positronic robots on humanity’s future.

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Observed surface forms (19)

Surface form Occurrences
Asimov's Robot universe 7
Isaac Asimov's Robot series 3
Asimov's Robot series universe 2

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional universe ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Asimov's Robot–Foundation universe NERFINISHED ⓘ
Robot and Foundation universe NERFINISHED ⓘ
centralConcept Three Laws of Robotics NERFINISHED ⓘ
positronic robot ⓘ
chronologyFeature Foundation era NERFINISHED ⓘ
Galactic Empire era NERFINISHED ⓘ
Spacer–Earth conflicts NERFINISHED ⓘ
robot era ⓘ
creator Isaac Asimov NERFINISHED ⓘ
defines canonical form of the Three Laws of Robotics ⓘ
governingPrinciple First Law of Robotics ⓘ
Second Law of Robotics NERFINISHED ⓘ
Third Law of Robotics NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasTechnology humanoid robots ⓘ
interstellar travel ⓘ
positronic brain ⓘ
hasTheme determinism of laws vs free will ⓘ
emergent robot psychology ⓘ
ethics of artificial intelligence ⓘ
evolution of human civilization ⓘ
human–robot interaction ⓘ
social impact of robotics ⓘ
includesCharacter Elijah Baley NERFINISHED ⓘ
Hari Seldon NERFINISHED ⓘ
R. Daneel Olivaw NERFINISHED ⓘ
R. Giskard Reventlov NERFINISHED ⓘ
Susan Calvin NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Mule NERFINISHED ⓘ
includesLocation Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ
Galactic Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
Spacer worlds NERFINISHED ⓘ
Trantor NERFINISHED ⓘ
includesOrganization U.S. Robots and Mechanical Men Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ
includesWork Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ
Foundation and Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ
Foundation and Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
Foundation's Edge NERFINISHED ⓘ
I, Robot NERFINISHED ⓘ
Robots and Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
Second Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Caves of Steel NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Complete Robot NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Naked Sun NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Rest of the Robots NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Robots of Dawn NERFINISHED ⓘ
influenced later depictions of robots in science fiction ⓘ
influencedBy Golden Age science fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ
narrativeDevice Zeroth Law of Robotics NERFINISHED ⓘ
psychohistory ⓘ

Referenced by (31)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Three Laws of Robotics → fictionalUniverse → Asimov's positronic robot universe ⓘ
this entity surface form: Asimov’s Robot universe
Dr. Susan Calvin → universe → Asimov's positronic robot universe ⓘ
this entity surface form: Isaac Asimov's Robot universe
Reason → partOfSeries → Asimov's positronic robot universe ⓘ
this entity surface form: Asimov's robot stories
Reason → setInUniverse → Asimov's positronic robot universe ⓘ
this entity surface form: Asimov's Robot universe
Liar! → partOfSeries → Asimov's positronic robot universe ⓘ
this entity surface form: Asimov Robot stories
Escape! → setInUniverse → Asimov's positronic robot universe ⓘ
this entity surface form: Asimov's Robot series universe
The Evitable Conflict → partOfContinuity → Asimov's positronic robot universe ⓘ
U.S. Robots and Mechanical Men Corporation → partOfFictionalUniverse → Asimov's positronic robot universe ⓘ
this entity surface form: Isaac Asimov's Robot universe
Robot Dreams → partOfFranchise → Asimov's positronic robot universe ⓘ
this entity surface form: Isaac Asimov robot series
Robot Visions → setInUniverse → Asimov's positronic robot universe ⓘ
this entity surface form: Asimov's Robot series universe
R. Giskard Reventlov → appearsIn → Asimov's positronic robot universe ⓘ
this entity surface form: Isaac Asimov's Robot series
positronic brain → introducedInWork → Asimov's positronic robot universe ⓘ
this entity surface form: Asimov's Robot series
Catch That Rabbit → universe → Asimov's positronic robot universe ⓘ
this entity surface form: Asimov's Robot universe
Catch That Rabbit → belongsToFranchise → Asimov's positronic robot universe ⓘ
this entity surface form: Isaac Asimov's Robot stories
Victory Unintentional → setInUniverse → Asimov's positronic robot universe ⓘ
this entity surface form: Asimov robot universe
First Law → hasFictionalUniverse → Asimov's positronic robot universe ⓘ
this entity surface form: Asimov's Robot universe
Satisfaction Guaranteed → universe → Asimov's positronic robot universe ⓘ
this entity surface form: Asimov's Robot universe
Lenny → setInUniverse → Asimov's positronic robot universe ⓘ
this entity surface form: Asimov's robot universe
Lenny → partOf → Asimov's positronic robot universe ⓘ
this entity surface form: Isaac Asimov's robot stories corpus
Galley Slave → partOfUniverse → Asimov's positronic robot universe ⓘ
this entity surface form: Asimov's Robot universe
Risk → partOf → Asimov's positronic robot universe ⓘ
this entity surface form: Isaac Asimov robot stories
Evidence → setInUniverse → Asimov's positronic robot universe ⓘ
this entity surface form: Asimov's Robot universe
Evidence → partOfLargerWorkByAuthor → Asimov's positronic robot universe ⓘ
this entity surface form: Asimov's positronic robot stories
Gladia Delmarre → partOf → Asimov's positronic robot universe ⓘ
this entity surface form: Isaac Asimov's Robot series
Mike Donovan → appearsIn → Asimov's positronic robot universe ⓘ
this entity surface form: Isaac Asimov's Robot series
Mike Donovan → universe → Asimov's positronic robot universe ⓘ
this entity surface form: Asimov's Robot universe
Gruer → partOf → Asimov's positronic robot universe ⓘ
this entity surface form: Robot universe (Isaac Asimov)
Andrew Martin → universe → Asimov's positronic robot universe ⓘ
this entity surface form: Isaac Asimov’s Robot series universe
Spacer worlds → partOf → Asimov's positronic robot universe ⓘ
this entity surface form: Isaac Asimov’s Robot series universe
Gregory Powell → appearsIn → Asimov's positronic robot universe ⓘ
this entity surface form: Asimov’s Robot series
Gregory Powell → universe → Asimov's positronic robot universe ⓘ
this entity surface form: Asimov Robot universe