Identities
Susan Calvin
Susan Calvin's job when she joined US Robots
Robopsychologist
The type of brain the robots have
Positronic
The current role of robots in society
Faithful helpers. Assistants.
The year Susan Calvin was born
1982
How long Susan has worked at this company.
50 years
The robot output when Susan joined the company.
3 robots a week
Susan's opinion about robots.
They are cleaner, a better breed than humans.
The name of the founder of US ROBOTS
Lawrence Robertson
She is retiring. They want a human angle to her "vita" in the company.
The fact that robots are human-made also implies...
The number of people that read Interplanetary Press
3.000.000.000. Three billion
What do people think about Susan Calvin?
That she is not human.That she is a robot herself.
The device the interviewer was using to take down notes.
A pocket recorder.
Who opposed the use of robots in human jobs?
The labour unions
The breakthrough in the robot she saw at the seminar
A voice. / It could speak.
What the interviewer has not seen.
The material the positronic brains are made of.
What other segment of society found objections to robots?
Segments of religious opinion