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1) I, robot
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (115 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Chicago, 2035. Detective Del Spooner distrusts robots. But why? The Three Laws of Robotics form a perfect circle of logic and protection for humans--all robots are "3 laws safe" from the instant they roll off the assembly line. When U.S. Robotics founder Dr. Alfred Lanning apparently commits suicide, Spooner is assigned to investigate. It appears that Dr. Lanning, the father of robotics, was murdered by a prototype of the latest generation robot,...
3) I, Robot
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This classic science fiction masterwork by Isaac Asimov weaves stories about robots, humanity, and the deep questions of existence into a novel of shocking intelligence and heart.
“A must-read for science-fiction buffs and literature enjoyers alike.”—The Guardian
I, Robot, the first and most widely read book in Asimov’s Robot series, forever changed the world’s perception of...
“A must-read for science-fiction buffs and literature enjoyers alike.”—The Guardian
I, Robot, the first and most widely read book in Asimov’s Robot series, forever changed the world’s perception of...
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Pub. Date
p2013
Physical Desc
11 sound discs (13 hr., 30 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
2036: Robotic technology has evolved into the realm of self-aware, sentient mechanical entities. But even as humanity contends with the consequences of its most brilliant creation, there are those who have their own designs for the robots: enslavement or annihilation.
5) I, robot
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Pub. Date
1991, c1950
Physical Desc
272 p. ; 18 cm.
Description
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 given 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...
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Pub. Date
p2012
Physical Desc
11 sound discs (13 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
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Inspired by Isaac Asimov's classic, I, robot. It's the year 2035, and robot psychologist Dr. Susan Calvin is beginning her residency at a teaching hospital where patients are being injected with diagnostic nanobots. Before long, Susan realizes that the injections portend dire consequences--and that the nanobots are being used to facilitate a deadly scheme.
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Robot Chicken volume 3
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Witness the aftermath of Pluto Nash box office. The creators imagine the truth behind James Bond's sex life, Iron Man's unexpected ally and a Skeletor plot involving a less-than-perfect clone.
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Robot Chicken volume 10
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The creators imagine how Freddy Krueger got his start, what would happen if the Monchhichis drew first blood, how Criss Angel delivers the Ultimate Mind Freak, and what a day with the Living Lohans might be like.
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2014
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A spy has infiltrated the island, and only the A.I. Gang can stop him
Some days a gang of kid geniuses just can't win. As if it weren't bad enough that the A.I. Gang has Sergeant Brody's terrifying security robots crimping their activities and the mysterious Black Glove out to get them, now they've managed to get on the bad side of an international superspy who has secretly invaded Anza-bora Island.
Of course, a little thing
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Thomas Edison's Secret Lab volume 7
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Static Monstro-city: When JD and Kent accidentally create a static electricity charged laundry monster, it rampages through town. With the help of Robert Van de Graaff, they find a way to defeat the monster's static cling. / I-Yiy-Yiy Robot: When the Antimatters create a rogue robot, it's up to the Secret Lab Kids to save the day!
15) To Preserve
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Inspired by Science Fiction Grand Master Isaac Asimov's I, Robot stories. 2037: Robotic technology has evolved into the realm of self-aware, sentient mechanical entities. But despite the safeguards programmed into the very core of a robot's artificial intelligence, humanity's most brilliant creation can still fall prey to those who believe the Three Laws of Robotics were made to be broken. N8-C, better known as Nate, has been Manhattan Hasbro Hospital's...
16) To Obey
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Susan Calvin is about to enter her second year as a psych resident at the Manhattan Hasbro teaching hospital when a violent crime strikes very close to home. When she was young, Susan lost her mother in a terrible car wreck that also badly injured her father. She now believes the accident was orchestrated by government officials who wanted her parents dead. Susan has always known there was a faction of the U.S. government that wanted to hijack her...
17) To Protect
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The best-selling author of the popular Renshai series, Mickey Zucker Reichert pens I, Robot: To Protect-the first in a trilogy inspired by the Isaac Asimov classic I, Robot. It's the year 2035, and robot psychologist Dr. Susan Calvin is beginning her residency at a teaching hospital where patients are being injected with diagnostic nanobots. Before long, Susan realizes that the injections portend dire consequences- and that the nanobots are being...
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