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I, Robot
傳奇科幻小說作家伊薩克・阿希莫夫的機器人系列作之一
改編為科幻電影《機械公敵》
【當機器人開始思考自己的存在意義】
當機器人被發明作為人類的工具時，注定要和他造物主產生奇妙又危險的關係，若機器人有了自己的意識該怎麼辦？難道機器人也會有內心情感？
這本短篇小說集每個故事都能獨立閱讀，然而不斷出現在其中的就是故事裡擔任美國機器人股份有限公司（U.S. Robots and Mechanical Men, Inc.）的機器人心理學博士蘇珊・凱文博士，每一個短篇故事雖然背景和劇情各自不同，但都在討論人類與機器之間必然產生的問題，在這本書中他提出影響科幻小說界的重要理論——機器人三大定律，也就是機器人不得傷害人類；機器人必須服從人類命令除非牴觸前述規則；以及機器人在不違反第一和第二法則下可以保護自己。
這著名的三大法則甚至被許多後世的科幻小說家也繼續沿用遵守，甚至影響到現實中的機器倫理學，同時也激起各種討論。阿希莫夫的《機器人》系列中建立起龐大與完整的世界觀，就像他的《基地》系列一樣，推薦給喜愛看經典科幻小說的讀者。
The three laws of Robotics:
1) A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm
2) A robot must obey orders givein to it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.
3) A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.
With this, Asimov changed our perception of robots forever when he formulated the laws governing their behavior. In I, Robot, Asimov chronicles the development of the robot through a series of interlinked stories: from its primitive origins in the present to its ultimate perfection in the not-so-distant future--a future in which humanity itself may be rendered obsolete.
Here are stories of robots gone mad, of mind-read robots, and robots with a sense of humor. Of robot politicians, and robots who secretly run the world--all told with the dramatic blend of science fact & science fiction that became Asmiov's trademark.
