Isaac Asimov

the Troubles of the World,” by Isaac Asimov is a story about the super computer, Multivac and its desires to die because it can no longer stand carrying the weight of society’s problems. In the story, the author effectively expresses the theme of the story which is that no being is superior enough to solve all of the world’s problems through the use of literary devices such as setting, narration, and characterization . An additional eminent literacy device Asimov uses is the description of…

Rash experiments with the utilization of fractal geometry within the brain pattern a robot by the name LVX-1. This was vital addition in an attempt to create a brain with “added complexity, possibly closer to that of the human” as Dr. Rash states (Asimov 122). As a result of Dr. Rash’s newest contribution, LVX-1 has had dreams every night for 10 nights. To the knowledge of Dr. Rash and her elder colleague Dr. Calvin, dreaming has never occurred among the robots before and thus causes great…

Science fiction, focuses its literature on the human being confronting a transition regarding his environment, encountering scientific discoveries, technological advancements, and drastic changes in society and in nature. Throughout the texts authors focus to provide “What if?” questions pushing both the author & reader to different possibilities and outcomes. Sci-Fi tries to explain all known to existence; this genre is mainly focused in the society as a whole, how the humans got to be what…

Abstract— Swarm robotics is an advanced robotics field which involves co-operative behaviour implemented on robots. Swarm robots find its applications in a large number of fields like process automation, defence, surgery, surveillance etc.In the centralised swarm robotic approach, we have a master robot and one or more slave robots. For a known environment this approach has a very less response time. The master robot is basically in charge of the slaves and controls their actions through sending…

“The Veldt” is a short story written by Ray Bradbury on September 23, 1950. Bradbury, known for his science fiction genre, wrote many novels including: Fahrenheit 451, The Martian Chronicles, Dandelion Wine and more. The common theme of his novels is that humans can be manipulated by technology. “The Veldt” is about a family that has a very technologically advanced home that performs every task for them. The children eventually get revenge on their parents with their own technology – the nursery…

In his essay “Better than Human: Why Robots Will-and Must- Take Our Jobs,” Kevin Kelly, executive editor of Wired magazine focuses not on the economic effect automations have caused for the countless number of laborious jobs, but on how robotics have created millions of jobs for people in entirely new fields. Kelly, argues that robots have become a revolutionary outbreak since more can get done in a timely matter. But Kelly’s argument is completely bias because even though Kelly brings up many…

In Isaac Asimov’s short story “Reason”, the author provides a detailed account of a robot’s creation and upbringing. The robot, named Cutie was created on earth and shipped to space in separate parts; therefore he has no knowledge of Earth or any other bodies in space. Cutie’s stubbornness and reasoned thinking led one of the scientists to comment, “Oh, Jupiter, a robot Descartes” (p. 51). Cutie has a lot of similarities with René Descartes. Both Cutie and Descartes possess infinite curiosity,…

Wrong” by Isaac Asimov In the rebuttal “The Relativity of Wrong,” Isaac Asimov effectively utilizes various simple and complex rhetorical strategies to logically present his persuasive counter-argument; namely by the use of Ad hominem retorts, subtle aporia, and exemplification. These rhetorical strategies rely mostly on an empirical and logical premise but must be primarily interpreted to understand Asimov’s actual purpose. One of the primary arguments made by the critical letter to Asimov is…

In our daily lives we are constantly surrounded by technology, as it rapidly become part of our normal routine. It is normal to devote many hours of our day to these robots, which little by little are starting our way to a point where it is contemplated to replace a human with a robot. Not only work wise but for marriage, or to take elders. However, the idea of a robot replacing a human is wrong and it can be dangerous to society, because it mitigates the connection between humans. This topic…

How To Classify A Robot With the rise of technology the idea of robots and humans merging is not that farfetched. In the book, Genesis by Bernard Beckett, Anax (the student) is taking a test for The Academy, an exclusive in the post apocalyptic Republic. In front of three examiners, she gives everything she has, for her love of history, especially, the life of Adam Forde, a hero of an earlier rebellion. Anax assumes the test is to earn a spot at the Academy as she explains Adam’s imprisonment…