Alfred Lanning

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Alfred Lanning is a fictional robotics scientist and key architect of the Three Laws of Robotics in Isaac Asimov’s robot stories.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf character in literature
fictional character
roboticist
scientist
appearsIn Asimov's robot short stories NERFINISHED
I, Robot (short story collection) NERFINISHED
Isaac Asimov's Robot series NERFINISHED
associatedConcept Three Laws of Robotics NERFINISHED
positronic brain
robot ethics
characterType supporting character
contributedTo formulation of the Three Laws of Robotics
creator Isaac Asimov NERFINISHED
employer U.S. Robots and Mechanical Men Corporation NERFINISHED
fictionalUniverse Isaac Asimov's Robot universe NERFINISHED
Isaac Asimov's broader Foundation–Robot universe NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork positronic robots
robotics
firstAppearance an early Asimov robot story (exact story uncertain)
gender male
genre science fiction
hasColleague Peter Bogert NERFINISHED
Susan Calvin NERFINISHED
inspiredBy mid-20th-century visions of robotics research
languageOfWorkOrName English
narrativeRole key architect of the Three Laws of Robotics
nationality American (fictional)
notableWork development of the Three Laws of Robotics
occupation robotics scientist
positionHeld director of research at U.S. Robots and Mechanical Men Corporation
head of research at U.S. Robots and Mechanical Men Corporation
worksWith robot designers
robot psychologists

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