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I, Robot

short story collection by Isaac Asimov
VisualArtwork literary_work Q393018

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
literary work
Award received
NPR Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books[3]
Author
Isaac Asimov[2]
Genre
science fiction[5]
Language of work or name
English[10]
Publication date
December 2, 1950[21]
Followed by
The Complete Robot, The Rest of the Robots[6][7]
Part of the series
Robot series[8]
Country of origin
United States[11]
Derivative work
I, Robot[34]
Form of creative work
short story collection[35]
Has characteristic
story set in a then future date that is now the past[29]
Has edition or translation
Yo, Robot, Q137531283, Q137830097, I, Robot[22][23][24][25]
Has part(s)
Robbie, Runaround, Reason, Catch That Rabbit, Liar!, Little Lost Robot, Escape!, Evidence, The Evitable Conflict[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]
Narrative location
New York City[26]
Number of pages
+180[27]
Place of publication
Boston[9]
Publisher
Gnome Press[4]
Set in period
2015, 2052, 2057, 1970[30][31][32][33]
Title
I, Robot.[28]
🏷️ Also known as
en I, Robot ar أنا، روبوت cs Já, robot cs Já robot da I, Robot da Jeg, Roboten de Ich, der Roboter de Ich, der Robot el Εγώ, το ρομπότ es I, Robot es Yo Robot es Yo, Robot fa من، ربات fi I fi I Robot fi Robotit fr Les Robots he אנוכי he אנוכי הרובוט he אני רובוט
🔖 Identifiers · 20
VIAF cluster ID
182224520
Library of Congress authority ID
no2014096680
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
topic/I-Robot
Fandom article ID
asimov:I,_Robot, literature:I,_Robot
FantLab work ID
688
Freebase ID
/m/03rpf
Goodreads work ID
1796026
ISFDB title ID
17201
Libraries Australia ID
36068384
LibraryThing work ID
5196084
MusicBrainz work ID
0e1558b8-4f61-4fa9-aee8-e3d4f30379b1
NNL item ID
1.3M (1.3M–2.4M, n=3)
Show all 20 identifiers +8
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987012469201005171
NooSFere book ID
6969
OCLC work ID (obsolete)
15633154
Open Library ID
OL46404W, OL46241W
Penguin Random House work ID
5681
TV Tropes ID
Literature/IRobot
Topic's main category
Category:I, Robot
Vegetti Catalog of Fantastic Literature NILF ID
1002219

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🔗 Connections
Has part(s) 9
Robbie, Runaround, Catch That Rabbit, Little Lost Robot, Reason, Liar!, Evidence, Escape! +1 more
Followed by (predecessor) 4
The Caves of Steel, The Rest of the Robots, The Complete Robot, The Martian Way and Other Stories
Set in period 4
2015, 1970, 2052, 2057
Followed by 2
The Rest of the Robots, The Complete Robot
← Mb:writer 2
Isaac Asimov, Isaac Asimov
Author 1
Isaac Asimov
Belongs to 1
Robot series
Country of origin 1
United States
Created notable works 1
Isaac Asimov
Derivative work 1
I, Robot
Form of creative work 1
short story collection
Genre 1
science fiction
Instance of 1
literary work
Language of work or name 1
English
Named after 1
I, (Annoyed Grunt)-Bot
Narrative location 1
New York City
Part of the series 1
Robot series
Place of publication 1
Boston
← Based on 1
I, Robot
← References work, tradition or theory 1
I, Mudd
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Summary

I, Robot is a literary work[1].

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Cultural Impact

Things named for I, Robot include I, (Annoyed Grunt)-Bot[36], a television series episode[37], directed by Lauren MacMullan[38].

Why It Matters

Entities named for it include I, (Annoyed Grunt)-Bot[36], a television series episode[37], directed by Lauren MacMullan[38].

FAQs

What awards did I, Robot receive?

Honors received include NPR Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books[3].

Related Entities

I, Robot Isaac Asimov literary work New York City The Caves of Steel United States

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  1. [2] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  1. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · Iamcarbon · 2026-10-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has edition or translation → Yo, Robot, Q137531283, Q137830097 +1
    Title → {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'I, Robot.'}
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Has edition or translation: I, Robot"
  2. 22d ago · ~2026-55412-44 · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 44
    Title → {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'I, Robot.'}
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'bg', 'ca', 'cs', 'cy', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'et', 'eu', 'fa', '
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:1||1 */ Title: yo,robot"
  3. 26w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set in period → 2015, 2052, 2057 +1
    Aliases → —
    Has part(s) → Robbie, Runaround, Reason +6
    Place of publication → Boston
    + 26 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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