I, Robot Chapter Abstracts for Teachers

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 131 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

I, Robot Chapter Abstracts for Teachers

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 131 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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Introduction

• Dr. Susan Calvin, a pioneer in the field of robotics, answers questions put to her by an unnamed Interviewer, who is also the narrator of all the linking sections.

• The Interviewer recalls the circumstances surrounding the growth of the robotics industry and the instrumental role Calvin played in designing both robots and the business of manufacturing and distributing them.

• The Interviewer asks Calvin to speak about her own personal perspectives on robots and their relations with humans.

• Calvin refers to resistance from labor unions, who were reluctant to cede work that could be done by humans to robots, and from religious groups, who had "their superstitious objections."

• Calvin’s reminiscences lead her to recall Robbie, a non-verbal robot made and sold in 1996 as a nursemaid.

Chapter 1 - Robbie

• A little girl named Gloria plays hide-and-seek with her non-verbal robot, Robbie; Gloria is demanding, temperamental, and manipulative, but...

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