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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Alfred Lanning canonical | 4 |
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
character in literature
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fictional character ⓘ roboticist ⓘ scientist ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Asimov's robot short stories
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I, Robot (short story collection) NERFINISHED ⓘ Isaac Asimov's Robot series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
Three Laws of Robotics
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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
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Isaac Asimov's broader Foundation–Robot universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
positronic robots
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robotics ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | an early Asimov robot story (exact story uncertain) ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasColleague |
Peter Bogert
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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
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head of research at U.S. Robots and Mechanical Men Corporation ⓘ |
| worksWith |
robot designers
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robot psychologists ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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