I, Robot Techniques

I, Robot Techniques

The stories of I, Robot are set inside a frame-tale, so that while each story is independent, they can be seen as a series of reminiscences of Dr. Calvin's life. Most of the robot tales are exercises in problem solving. The rationality and integrity of the investigators makes them more like the robots than like the humans motivated by selfishness and fear. In both technique and content, Asimov celebrates the use of reason, a persistent theme of the science fiction associated with John W. Campbell's Astounding Science Fiction magazine.