ROBOTICA & MANAGEMENT - Vol. 24, No. 2, December 2019, pp. 8-10
The Impact of Isaac Asimov’s Ideas on the Intelligent Robots Evolution
Ioan Halalae, Calin-Octavian Miclosina
“Eftimie Murgu” University of Resita
Traian Vuia Square, No. 1-4, 320085 Resita, Romania
e-mail: i.halalae@uem.ro, c.miclosina@uem.ro
Abstract: Isaac Asimov's book “I, Robot” is legendary for its impact on the common perception of robots. In one form or another, the book is the origin of the most public psychoses induced by robots. Asimov combines a series of mathematical theories, in a way that is not easily accessible to non-specialists. In this paper we aim to review these theories and how Asimov uses them.
Keywords: Asimov, “I, Robot”, intelligent robots, modern robotics.
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