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Robot stories
manolan Started conversation Sep 22, 2003
SUrely Asimov, not Clarke is responsible for "the 'Robot' stories that are attributed with setting the 'rules' for robot behaviour"?
Robot stories
Trin Tragula Posted Sep 22, 2003
Absolutely right - and the first of Asimov's robot stories date back to the 1940s (not quite sure why '1975' is relevant).
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SomeMuppet Posted Sep 24, 2003
I have to agree, Clarke said in the book Sentinel (Which he expanded the short story based upon the film and it's success) that he 'borrowed the 3 laws of robotics from Aasimov and based Hal's beghaviour around that
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Hoovooloo Posted Sep 24, 2003
Let's face it - accuracy is not the strong point of this or any other of this series of entries. 
H.
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