ASIMOV by GARAGELAND

Photography • Science Fiction • posted on Dec 20, 2013

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The Three Laws of Robotics are a set of rules devised by the science fiction author Isaac Asimov. The rules were introduced in his 1942 short story "Runaround", although they had been foreshadowed in a few earlier stories. The Three Laws are: 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 the 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. Asimov also added a fourth, or zeroth law, to precede the others: 0. A robot may not harm humanity, or, by inaction, allow humanity to come to harm. Have a nice day. b.t.w The works of Asimov are well worth the read.

Comments (14)

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ArtistKimberly

8:22AM | Fri, 20 December 2013

Excellent,

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durleybeachbum

8:26AM | Fri, 20 December 2013

Must do! So many recommendations and so little time. A most interesting image.

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jayfar

8:28AM | Fri, 20 December 2013

Thanks Steve for the info and for this great shot.

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photosynthesis

10:05AM | Fri, 20 December 2013

Interesting sculpture & your usual outstanding postwork. I read & enjoyed a lot of Asimov when I was younger, so was very familiar with the three laws, but I had never heard of the "zeroth" law. Except for the second law about "obeying", they're not a bad moral code for humans either...

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Rob2753

11:58AM | Fri, 20 December 2013

Good one :) I have never read Asimov he was ahead of his time though, but do like Iain M Banks, Great image :)

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moochagoo

3:13PM | Fri, 20 December 2013

Love that robot !

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MrsRatbag

8:09PM | Fri, 20 December 2013

Oh well done! This is brilliant!

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SunriseGirl

8:01AM | Sat, 21 December 2013

I also love Asimov. thanks for sharing

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bobrgallegos

11:21AM | Sat, 21 December 2013

Great capture of this very cool robot!!

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3dtox

5:19AM | Sun, 22 December 2013

Interesting! Great Idea!

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wysiwig

1:28AM | Mon, 23 December 2013

So, a pool playing robot? Asimov gave me an early appreciation for science. I particularly liked his Foundation Trilogy. Thanks for the cool image and reminding me of the three laws.

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