I, Robot - Three Stories of Robots by Raúl Cuadrado ISBN 9791032810705, 103281070X instant download

I, Robot - Three Stories of Robots by Raúl Cuadrado ISBN 9791032810705, 103281070X instant download

What do we mean when we talk about artificial intelligence? Are we talking about beings more intelligent than humans? Wiser? Would we be able to coexist with such beings and overcome our presumption of superiority? These and other questions are what Isaac Asimov explores in his legendary stories of robots - and what Raúl Cuadrado has now dared to illustrate.
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Contents:
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• Rotating Direction
A mining robot on mercury gets stuck in a loop running laps around an essential ore deposit on the sunward side of the planet. Without the ore, life support on the colony will fail, and everybody will die. Analysing and addressing the flaw in a hurry is essential... but, is it even a flaw?
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• Robbie
A young girl loves her companion robot. They do everything together. Her mother worries that too much robot companionship may not be healthy... and what will the neighbours think? Something has to be done!
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• Liar
Through accident a robot is created that can read human minds. Deduce what humans want before they even know it themselves. it's quite safe, as the three laws won't allow a robot to harm a human. But what constitutes harm?