"The Bicentennial Man" is a novella by Isaac Asimov. The story formed the basis of the novel The Positronic Man (1993), co-written with Robert Silverberg, and the 1999 movie Bicentennial Man, which starred Robin Williams. It is a part of Asimov's Robot Series. The story was originally written for the 1976 American bicentennial - Asimov was one of several authors commissioned to write a story revolving around the phrase "the bicentennial man", which the writers were to interpret in whatever way they chose. The plan was for the stories to be published as an anthology, but this fell through. The novella instead featured in Asimov's own short story collection, The Bicentennial Man and Other Stories. It is also included in The Complete Robot collection.
The story formed the basis of the novel The Positronic Man (1993), co-written with Robert Silverberg, and the 1999 box office flop BicentennialMan, starring Robin Williams.
Asimov was one of several authors commissioned to write a story revolving around the phrase "the bicentennialman", which the writers were to interpret in whatever way they chose.
In The Positronic Man the trends of fictional robotics in Asimov's Robot Series (as outlined in the book I, Robot) are detailed as background events, with an indication that they are influenced by Andrew's story.
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