Resumo de I, Robot - Isaac Asimov

Isaac Asimov's Robot Series is a series of books by Isaac Asimov, both collections of short stories and novels.I, Robot was one of the most important books in Asimov?s life. It is one of his books which built his reputation in the form of its original publication as a series of stories in the Golden Age Astounding. The book consists of relatively short stories, robot anthologies that show to us relations between human beings and robots from the time when first elementary robots were created until the time when computers basically took over the control of economy, progress, and future of a man kind. The three laws of robotics are another very important component of the book that makes logical conjunction of nine stories in I, Robot1. A robot may not injure a human being, or, through inaction, allow a human to come to harm.2. A robot must obey orders given to him 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.I would say that it?s the part of the book that many people know even if they have not read I, Robot... The rules are natural: a machine may not injure a human being in any way. It is the first and most important law that has been and will be the most important for everyone who somehow relates his or her life with computers, robots or any other type of machines. Just briefly I want to talk about a few most interesting from my point of view stories from Asimov?s I, Robot.A mind-reading robot was created. It seems unbelievable, but four top researchers of U.S.Robots become the victims of their own creature, and, I would say, victims of the robotics laws. The robot knowing the deepest thoughts and pains of the people around wants and tries to do everything he can to make people happy. But he does it by convincing them that their dreams, ambitions and even deeply hidden desires will or have come true. It fails when it convinces Calvin that the man of her dreams really loves her. When that proves untrue, Calvin loses control and attacks the robot bitterly, forcing it to burn out its own brain because the paradox of being forever aware of what would make people happy and unable to provide it... It is a very interesting problem related to psychology and ethics of human beings. Very often what we need to make us happy is impossible or even can be harmful.A very interesting and dramatic story is about Stephen Byerley who is a lawyer running for a political office. Some people say that he is not a human. They say that he is a robot. Byerley proves his humanity by striking a human being. Susan Calvin realizes that it could have been a set-up, and that human who was hit could have been another robot, which would prove that Byerley was a robot. There are two very interesting moments. First, when Byerley sets-up the public striking basically simulating the laws of human ethics, and a second one, when Dr. Calvin lets it go because she understands that it would be better to have a good robot as a political figure than that position would be taken by a worse human being. The economy of the entire planet is totally controlled by positronic super brains, the Machines. I, Robot is a readable book. Isaac Asimov does not use a lot unknown technological terms, his language is clear and simple. Most of the stories have a lot of action, so you can not stop reading them. The book is great, but it brings up a lot of serious thoughts and difficult questions. Is that strength or a weakness of a book? I think it is strength. All these issues brought up by Asimov in his book are extremely important right now. We do not have to wait the time of super brain to be dependent on computers and machines. A small problem with a computer somewhere in an airport or a nuclear station can cost many human lives. We more and more depend on computers and machines. Should we stop it? I think we can?t, and we shouldn?t. e have to carefully follow the concepts of the three laws of robotics written by Isaac Asimov in 1940s, and then we can just pray that our planet of human beings will not become a planet of machines where, in a best case, a human being will be a fish in aquarium which will be owned and controlled by machines. Most of Asimov's popularized science books explain scientific concepts in a historical way, going as far back as possible to a time when the science in question was at its simplest stage. He often provides nationalities, birth dates, and death dates for the scientists he mentions, as well as etymologies and pronunciation guides for technical terms. Examples include his Guide to Science, the three volume set Understanding Physics, and Asimov's Chronology of Science and DiscoveryFor details visit: http://www.amazon.com/I-Robot-Isaac-Asimov/dp/0553294385

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