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Re: What are your favorite books about robots?

my favorite is definitely Foundation and Earth by Isaac Asimov, although the robots don't show up until near the end, they are still a major part to the story.
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Re: What are your favorite books about robots?

In the non-fiction category, I've been working my way through Probabilistic Robotics; Thrun, Burgard, Fox/MIT Press. It's pretty dense stuff, and a background in probability is suggested (although a brief overview is included in the initial chapters), but the algorithms presented are definitely interesting.

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Re: What are your favorite books about robots?

I, Robot by Asimov. When I graduated from high school and the robotics team, one of my mentors gave me this book, knowing that I'm a big reader. Over the past 8 years I have read it probably 10 times and never get bored of it.

Also, Speaker for the Dead, from the Ender's series, by Orson Scott Card...I am fascinated by Jane, the computer character.
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Also, Speaker for the Dead, from the Ender's series, by Orson Scott Card...I am fascinated by Jane, the computer character.
Probably my favorite book series of all time. I have read every Enderverse book out there right now, including the Shadow series and the tiny spinoffs like the christmas one. Can't wait until Shadows in Flight is published.
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