Isaac Asimov book Runaround
"Runaround" in Astounding Science Fiction (March 1942); later published in I, Robot (1950)
The Three Laws of Robotics (1942)
“A robot must obey the orders given it by human beings except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.”
— Isaac Asimov, book Runaround
"Runaround" in Astounding Science Fiction (March 1942); later published in I, Robot (1950)
The Three Laws of Robotics (1942)
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