Essays by Isaac Asimov about robotics

Copyright © 1995 by Edward Seiler and Richard Hatcher. All rights reserved.

The Word I Invented

Subject: /robotics and related ideas
First Published In: Oct-80, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Collection(s):

• 1983 Counting the Eons
  

Household Robots

Subject: household robots will become more humanoid as they improve
First Published In: Oct-82, Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine
Collection(s):

• 1989 Asimov's Galaxy: Reflections on SF
  

The Friends We Make

Subject: the robot form should be human
First Published In: Jun-77, American Way (American Airlines)
Collection(s):

• 1981 Change!
  

The Laws of Robotics

Subject: analogous laws for tools and robots
First Published In: Jun-79, American Way (American Airlines)
Collection(s):

• 1981 Change!
  

Disassembling the Assembly Line

Subject: replacing workers with robots
First Published In: May-81, American Way (American Airlines)
Collection(s):

• 1986 The Dangers of Intelligence
  

The New Profession

Subject: robot psychology prediction
First Published In: Mar-84, American Way (American Airlines)
Collection(s):

• 1986 The Dangers of Intelligence
  

The Robot as Enemy?

Subject: possible dangers from robots
First Published In: 20-Aug-85, American Way (American Airlines)
Collection(s):

• 1986 The Dangers of Intelligence
  

Robots! Beware!

Subject: making robots safe around humans
First Published In: 18-Feb-86, American Way (American Airlines)
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The Jobs Not Wanted

Subject: robots will take over unpleasant jobs
First Published In: 15-Jan-87, American Way (American Airlines)
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Should Home Robot Be Like a Person?

Original Title: Should Home Robot Be Like a Person? (V4)
Subject: household robots should be shaped like humans
First Published In: 16-Jun-89, Los Angeles Times
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Robettes

Subject: small robots for specialized tasks
First Published In: 1990-1992, Los Angeles Times
Collection(s):

• 1993 Frontiers II
  

Once and Future Robots (by Janet)

Subject: the latest advances in jobs that robots do for us
First Published In: 1990-1992, Los Angeles Times
Collection(s):

• 1993 Frontiers II
  

Killer Robot?

Subject: even though a robot killed a man, robots will still be used
First Published In: Apr-82, SciQuest
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How Not to Build a Robot

Original Title: Why I Wouldn't Have Done it This Way
Subject: improving a female robot
First Published In: 16-Jan-65, TV Guide
Collection(s):

• 1967 Is Anyone There?
  

The Robots are Coming

Subject: robots will help create a better world for us all
First Published In: Mar-Apr-85, Consumers Digest
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The Robot in the 21st Century

Subject: robots will free humans from drudgery
First Published In: May-87, Childhood's End (Material accompanying recording)
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Filling the Brain Gap

Subject: will humans take creative roles as robots improve?
First Published In: 1988, Northwestern Mutual Life
Collection(s):

• 1989 The Tyrannosaurus Prescription
  

Robots

Subject: a short history of robots
First Published In: Apr-89, Robots
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Isaac Asimov's Futureworld: Robots

Subject: future robots will do the dull jobs
First Published In: Mar-91, Boys' Life
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The Myth of the Machine

Subject: machines and the myth of the creator supplanted by the creation
First Published In: 1978, Science Fiction: Contemporary Mythology
Collection(s):

• 1981 Asimov on Science Fiction
  
• 1987 Past, Present, and Future