Lenny (Asimov)
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| Author | Isaac Asimov |
|---|---|
| Country |  USA |
| Language | English |
| Series | Robot Series |
| Genre(s) | science fiction short story |
| Released in | Infinity Science Fiction |
| Publisher | Royal Publications |
| Media Type | Magazine |
| Released | January 1958 |
| Preceded by | Satisfaction Guaranteed |
| Followed by | Galley Slave |
Lenny is a science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov, originally published in the January 1958 issue of Infinity Science Fiction, and included in the collections The Rest of the Robots (1964), The Complete Robot (1982), and Robot Visions (1990).
US Robots is planning the production of the LNE series of robots, which are designed for boron mining in the asteroid belt. But the prototype is manufactured, as a result of a curious tourist on a public tour of the company, with a faulty brain, giving it a personality equivalent to that of a human infant, and it can't speak except in "baby talk".
Robopsychologist Susan Calvin experiments with it, in the process naming it "Lenny" (and developing maternal feelings for it), and after a month, has been able to teach it a few simple words and actions. She realises that robots can be built that are able to learn, instead of being built for a fixed and specific purpose.
| Preceded by: | Included in: | Series: |
Followed by: |
|---|---|---|---|
| Satisfaction Guaranteed |
The Rest of the Robots The Complete Robot |
Robot Series Foundation Series |
Galley Slave |
