Powell and Donovan
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Powell and Donovan are a pair of fictional robot technicians featured in Isaac Asimov’s science fiction stories, often involved in troubleshooting complex robotic and ethical dilemmas.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character duo
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robot technicians ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Catch That Rabbit
NERFINISHED
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Escape! NERFINISHED ⓘ Evidence ⓘ I, Robot NERFINISHED ⓘ Little Lost Robot NERFINISHED ⓘ Reason NERFINISHED ⓘ Runaround NERFINISHED ⓘ The Evitable Conflict NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsWith | Susan Calvin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedConcept | Three Laws of Robotics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterDynamic | comic relief and problem-solving duo ⓘ |
| characterType | human characters ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Isaac Asimov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | U.S. Robots and Mechanical Men Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fandom | science fiction fandom ⓘ |
| firstCollectionPublicationYear | 1950 ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Gregory Powell
NERFINISHED
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Michael Donovan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryUniverse | Asimov's Robot–Foundation universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | short stories ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | to explore edge cases of the Three Laws of Robotics ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | protagonists ⓘ |
| notableRobotModelInteractedWith |
DV-5 "Dave"
GENERATED
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QT-1 "Cutie" GENERATED ⓘ SPD-13 "Speedy" GENERATED ⓘ |
| occupation | field testers of robots ⓘ |
| partOf | Isaac Asimov's Robot series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryActivity |
investigating robotic malfunctions
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troubleshooting robots ⓘ |
| problemSolvingStyle |
ad hoc reasoning about the Three Laws
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empirical experimentation ⓘ |
| publisherOfFirstCollection | Gnome Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
application of the Three Laws of Robotics
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ethical dilemmas involving robots ⓘ human–robot interaction ⓘ |
| typicalSetting |
experimental robot facilities
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off-world mining bases ⓘ space stations ⓘ |
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