5/29/2023 0 Comments Hyperspace navigation stationIn "Little Lost Robot", the Frankenstein complex is again addressed. Therefore, it could stand by and allow a human to be hurt, as long as it plays no active part in it. As earlier models on the station had attempted to "rescue" humans from a type of radiation that humans could actually stay in for a while, but would destroy a robot almost immediately, it (and all other NS series robots produced for the station) has had its First Law of Robotics modified to "no robot may injure a human being" the normal "or through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm" has been omitted. They even know exactly where it is: in a room with 62 other physically identical robots.īut this particular robot is different. Susan Calvin, and Mathematical Director Peter Bogert, to find it. It is then up to US Robots' Chief Robopsychologist Dr. Obeying the order literally, it hides itself. One of the researchers, Gerald Black, loses his temper, swears at an NS-2 (Nestor 10) robot and tells the robot to get lost. Plot summary Īt the Hyper Base, a military research station on an asteroid, scientists are working to develop the hyperspace drive - a theme that is explored and developed in several of Asimov's stories and mentioned in the Empire and Foundation books. The story was broadcast as episode three of a five-part 15 Minute Drama radio adaptation of Asimov's stories on BBC Radio 4 in February 2017. It is available on DVD in region 2 from the British Film Institute.Įlements of "Little Lost Robot" appear in the film I Robot (2004), an otherwise original story using Asimov's brand. It is the only episode of this series that survives in the archives today. "Little Lost Robot" was adapted by Leo Lehman for the 1962 ABC Weekend TV anthology television series Out of This World, which also marks the first appearance of Susan Calvin, played by Maxine Audley, in TV and movies. It was first published in the March 1947 issue of Astounding Science Fiction and reprinted in the collections I, Robot (1950), The Complete Robot (1982), Robot Dreams (1986), and Robot Visions (1990). " Little Lost Robot" is a science fiction short story by American writer Isaac Asimov. Print ( magazine, hardback and paperback) JSTOR ( February 2017) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message). Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.įind sources: "Little Lost Robot" – news Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. This article needs additional citations for verification.
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