First Law

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First Law is a science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov that explores the consequences of a robot apparently violating the foundational Three Laws of Robotics.

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instanceOf science fiction short story ⓘ
author Isaac Asimov ⓘ
centralConcept First Law of Robotics ⓘ
Three Laws of Robotics ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
explores conflict between programmed laws and emergent behavior ⓘ
limits of robotic programming ⓘ
featuresCharacter Emma-2 ⓘ
Gregory Powell ⓘ
Mike Donovan ⓘ
genre science fiction ⓘ
hasFictionalUniverse Asimov's Robot universe ⓘ
hasHumanCharacter Gregory Powell ⓘ
Mike Donovan ⓘ
hasPublicationForm magazine short story ⓘ
hasRobotCharacter Emma-2 ⓘ
hasTitle First Law ⓘ
language English ⓘ
narrativePerspective third-person narrative ⓘ
partOf Asimov's robot short stories ⓘ
series Robot series ⓘ
setInLocation Saturn ⓘ
Saturnian moon ⓘ
theme Three Laws of Robotics ⓘ
apparent violation of the First Law of Robotics ⓘ
parental instinct in robots ⓘ
robot behavior ⓘ
workType short fiction ⓘ

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First Law → hasTitle → First Law ⓘ