The fictional corporation US Robots and Mechanical Men, Inc. is the major manufacturer of robots in the 21st century in Isaac Asimov's Robot Series of novels. It was founded in 1982 by Lawrence Robertson. Dr Susan Calvin, born in the same year, was the first, and for many years, the only robopsychologist at US Robots, and is the main character in many of Asimov's short stories, usually dealing with robot problems in the lab. In other robot stories Greg Powell and Mike Donovan, field specialists for the company, try to solve robot issues in the field. Jump to: navigation, search A humanoid robot playing the trumpet In practical usage, a robot is a mechanical device which performs its tasks either according to direct human control, partial control with human supervision, or completely autonomously. ... Jump to: navigation, search In calendars based on the Christian Era or Common Era, such as the Gregorian calendar, the 21st century is the current century, as of this writing. ... Jump to: navigation, search Dr. Isaac Asimov enthroned with symbols of his lifes work (Rowena Morrill) Dr. Isaac Asimov (c. ... Isaac Asimovs Robot Series is a series of books by Isaac Asimov, both collections of short stories and novels. ... DeFoes Robinson Crusoe, Newspaper edition published in 1719 A novel (from French nouvelle, new) is an extended fictional narrative in prose. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1982 (MCMLXXXII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dr Susan Calvin (born 1982) is a fictional character from Isaac Asimovs Robot Series. ... Robopsychology is the fictional study of the personalities of artificially intelligent machines. ... This article is in need of attention. ... Greg Powell and Mike Donovan are fictional characters from Isaac Asimovs Robot short stories. ...

The modem manufacturer U.S. Robotics was named after this fictional corporation. U.S. Robotics (popularly nicknamed USR), based in Schaumburg, Illinois and founded in 1976, is a company that makes computer modems and related technologies. ...

Under the name U.S. Robotics, this company is also featured in I, Robot, the 2004 Will Smith movie inspired by (but quite different from) Asimov's short story collection I, Robot. I, Robot is a science fiction film released on July 16, 2004, loosely based on Isaac Asimovs Robot Series. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search Will Smith in Hitch Willard Christopher Smith II (born September 25, 1968) is an African American actor and rapper. ... I, Robot is a collection of science fiction short stories by Isaac Asimov, first published in 1950. ...

See also

• List of fictional companies