Catch That Rabbit
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"Catch That Rabbit" is a science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov that explores robot behavior and the Three Laws of Robotics through a malfunctioning mining robot on an asteroid.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Catch That Rabbit canonical | 8 |
| “Catch That Rabbit” | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1799524 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Catch That Rabbit Context triple: [I, Robot, story, Catch That Rabbit]
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A.
Runaround
"Runaround" is a seminal science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov that famously introduced and explored the Three Laws of Robotics through a malfunctioning robot on Mercury.
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B.
Cotton Tail
"Cotton Tail" is a 1940 jazz standard composed by Duke Ellington, celebrated for its up-tempo swing feel and innovative use of the "I Got Rhythm" chord progression.
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C.
One O’Clock Jump
One O’Clock Jump is a classic 1937 swing-era jazz instrumental and signature tune of the Count Basie Orchestra, renowned for its riff-based structure and driving rhythm.
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D.
Jumpin' Jim
Jumpin' Jim was the nickname of U.S. Army Lieutenant General James M. Gavin, a prominent World War II airborne commander known for his leadership of the 82nd Airborne Division.
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E.
The Tender Trap
The Tender Trap is a 1955 romantic comedy film starring Frank Sinatra and Debbie Reynolds, adapted from the Broadway play of the same name.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Catch That Rabbit Target entity description: "Catch That Rabbit" is a science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov that explores robot behavior and the Three Laws of Robotics through a malfunctioning mining robot on an asteroid.
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A.
Runaround
"Runaround" is a seminal science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov that famously introduced and explored the Three Laws of Robotics through a malfunctioning robot on Mercury.
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B.
Cotton Tail
"Cotton Tail" is a 1940 jazz standard composed by Duke Ellington, celebrated for its up-tempo swing feel and innovative use of the "I Got Rhythm" chord progression.
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C.
One O’Clock Jump
One O’Clock Jump is a classic 1937 swing-era jazz instrumental and signature tune of the Count Basie Orchestra, renowned for its riff-based structure and driving rhythm.
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D.
Jumpin' Jim
Jumpin' Jim was the nickname of U.S. Army Lieutenant General James M. Gavin, a prominent World War II airborne commander known for his leadership of the 82nd Airborne Division.
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E.
The Tender Trap
The Tender Trap is a 1955 romantic comedy film starring Frank Sinatra and Debbie Reynolds, adapted from the Broadway play of the same name.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
science fiction short story
ⓘ
short story ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Dumb Robot
ⓘ
linked to:
The Rest of the Robots
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| author | Isaac Asimov ⓘ |
| belongsToFranchise |
Isaac Asimov's Robot stories
ⓘ
linked to:
Asimov's positronic robot universe
|
| collectionEditor | Isaac Asimov ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| exploresConcept |
Three Laws of Robotics
ⓘ
emergent group behavior ⓘ robot behavior ⓘ robot malfunction ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Gregory Powell
ⓘ
Michael Donovan ⓘ |
| featuresRobot |
DV-5
ⓘ
Dave ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1944 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn |
Astounding Science-Fiction
ⓘ
linked to:
Astounding Science Fiction
|
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasLawSystem | Three Laws of Robotics ⓘ |
| hasRoboticsCompany |
U.S. Robots and Mechanical Men, Inc.
ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. Robots and Mechanical Men Corporation
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| hasSequelRelation | precedes other Powell and Donovan robot stories ⓘ |
| influencedBy | contemporary industrial automation concerns ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose fiction ⓘ |
| mainCharacters |
Donovan
ⓘ
Powell ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| originalMagazineEditor |
John W. Campbell
ⓘ
linked to:
John W. Campbell Jr.
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| partOfCollection | I, Robot ⓘ |
| plotElement |
engineered emergency to test robot behavior
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investigation of intermittent robot failure ⓘ observation of robot and subsidiary robots ⓘ |
| publicationType | pulp magazine short story ⓘ |
| publisher | Street & Smith ⓘ |
| robotFunction | mining operations ⓘ |
| robotModelDesignation | DV-5 ⓘ |
| robotNickname | Dave ⓘ |
| series | Robot series ⓘ |
| setting | asteroid mining station ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
human dependence on robots
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limits of robotic control ⓘ unpredictability of complex systems ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | future ⓘ |
| universe |
Asimov's Robot universe
ⓘ
linked to:
Asimov's positronic robot universe
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Catch That Rabbit Description of subject: "Catch That Rabbit" is a science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov that explores robot behavior and the Three Laws of Robotics through a malfunctioning mining robot on an asteroid.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Catch That Rabbit