This Day in History Entry #204
January 2nd, 2013 by Wordsman
That our robots should our orders take
That they try not to let themselves break
That, above those first two
They do no harm to you
Not a robot can these rules forsake
Event: Birth of Isaac Asimov
Year: 1920
Learn more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Asimov
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laws_of_robotics
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January 3rd, 2013 at 3:29 pm
Somehow they always do, though. I loved those stories when I was kid. The loopholes in the laws, and occasional hot-wiring to supersede them altogether, provided endless fun for Asimov.