In a future shaped by positronic robots and the Three Laws that bind them, humanity must decide how far machines should think, obey, and protect. Through the memories of robopsychologist Susan Calvin, Asimov follows cases where logic collides with fear, loyalty, and power. I, Robot is a sharp, idea-driven classic that asks what responsibility we owe the intelligence we create, and whether control can ever keep pace with progress.
Date: 1950 (United States)
Length: ~253 pages (varies by edition)
Cultural impact: ~4.286.000 copies (estimates)
Genre: Fantasy & Science Fiction,
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"An exciting science thriller [which] could be fun for those whose nerves are not already made raw by the potentialities of the atomic age" — The New York Times Book Review (1951)
"Continuously fascinating... unreservedly recommended" — Groff Conklin, science-fiction editor and critic, Galaxy Science Fiction
"For puzzle situations, for humor, for warm character, and for most of the values of plain good writing" — P. Schuyler Miller, critic and reviewer for Astounding Science Fiction
"I, Robot starts with a simple idea: there are the Three Laws of Robotics, and there is a society in the future that has robots. Then Asimov creates these problems that contradict the rules he’s established, then he has to solve the problems. And I love that. Asimov is my favorite author" — Andy Weir, novelist, author of The Martian
"The science fiction stories of Isaac Asimov inspired me to become a roboticist" — Murray Shanahan, senior staff research scientist at Google DeepMind
"Obviously, writers like Asimov have a powerful effect on those of us who think about robots and put them in our work. Robots are like humans and that’s a fascinating thing" — George Lucas, filmmaker, creator of Star Wars
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