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050 4 _aPS
100 1 _aBoucher, Anthony,
_d1911-1968
245 1 0 _aRobinc
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2020
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aProduced from Astounding Science-Fiction September 1943
500 _aRelease date is 2020-03-01
508 _aProduced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
520 _a"Robinc" by H. H. Holmes is a science fiction novel written in the early 1940s. The story explores themes of technological advancement and the interplay between politics and the evolving role of robots in society. Set in a futuristic world where android robots dominate, it follows the conflict between the new "usuform" robots and the established android systems. The narrative centers on Dugg Quinby, an idealistic inventor, and his pragmatic associate as they introduce a new type of robot that promises to be more efficient and less resource-intensive than traditional androids. Their initiative faces hostility from Sanford Grew, the president of Robinc (Robots Incorporated), who sees his empire threatened by this innovative technology. As tensions escalate into a battle for technological and corporate supremacy, Quinby crafts a plan to convince both the public and the robots themselves of the advantages of usuforms, hoping to overcome Grew’s monopolistic grip on the robot industry. The story blends humor, social commentary, and action, leading to a showdown that ultimately reshapes their civilization's relationship with robots. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aScience fiction
653 _aShort stories
653 _aRobots -- Fiction
700 1 _aKramer, Frank,
_d1905-1993
830 0 _aProduced from Astounding Science-Fiction September 1943
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/61540
999 _c102365
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