The Robots of Dawn

Interesting Facts

• The book is the third part of the Robot series and continues the story of detective Elijah Baley and the robot R. Daneel Olivaw, begun in the previous novels «The Caves of Steel» and «The Naked Sun».
• The work explores themes of xenophobia and bias, especially in the context of relations between Earth and colonized worlds like Aurora.
• One of the central themes of the book is the concept of 'robot psychology', which studies the behavior and thinking of robots, highlighting Asimov's unique approach to creating realistic and complex robot characters.
• The book examines the Third Law of Robotics in detail, which states that a robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law, and how this law can be interpreted in various situations.
• The novel explores complex moral and ethical dilemmas related to artificial intelligence and its interaction with humans, making it relevant in the modern context of technological development.