Robot Visions

Here, from the writer whose name is synonymous with robots and the science of robotics, are five decades of robot visions gathered together in one volume. These 36 landmark short stories and essays include three never before colleccted stories: ” Too Bad,” “Chritmas Without Rodney” and “Robot Visions,” which was created specifically for this book. And you will meet all of Isaac Asimov’s technological children from Robbie, the very first robot that Asimov’s imagination brought to life, to Susan Calvin, the original robot psychologist, Stephen Byerly, the humanoid robot, and the famous human/robot detective team of lije Bailey and R. Daneel Olivaw, the starts of so many best–selling novels. Let the master himself be your gide as you explore the key moments in the financial history of robot–human relations–from the most primitive computers and mobile machines to the first robot to become a man. And you will see these “robot visions” skillfully captured in illustrations by Academey Award–winner Ralp McQuarrie, production designer of “Star Wars.”

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From Isaac Asimov, the Hugo Award-winning Grand Master of Science Fiction, comes five decades of robot visions: thirty-four landmark stories and essays–including three rare tales–gathered together in one volume.

Meet all of Asimov’s most famous creations including: Robbie, the very first robot that his imagination brought to life; Susan Calvin, the original robot psychologist; Stephen Byerley, the humanoid robot; and the famous human/robot detective team of Lije Bailey and R. Daneel Olivaw, who have appeared in such bestselling novels as The Robots of Dawn and Robots and Empire.

Let the master himself guide you through the key moments in the fictional history of robot-human relations–from the most primitive computers and mobile machines to the first robot to become a man.