Otto Binder

“I, Robot” is a short story by the American writer Otto Binder, published under the pseudonym Eando Binder in January 1939 in Amazing Stories. Adam Link is a robot endowed with an artificial brain capable of learning and reasoning like a human being. Created by Dr. Link after twenty years of work, Adam recounts his awakening to consciousness, his first steps, his learning of language and reading, and the peculiar relationship he develops with his creator and with the little dog Terry. When Dr. Link prepares to reveal his creation to the world, an unexpected accident alters Adam’s fate.