id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt 28438 Shea, Robert The Helpful Robots .txt text/plain 1209 129 93 contribution to robotics with this story of Rankin, who prided the robots of the Clearchan Confederacy were subject to a higher law "Our people will be arriving to visit us today," the robot said. "I don't care about your fool people," said Rankin. "It is not right," said the robot. "Don't talk to me about what's right," said Rankin. You've got one law, to follow orders, and until that neighbor of "We will go to greet those who visit us today," said the robot. The robots in the fields and the one whom Rankin had been talking to "Hi, Barrows," said Rankin. "Just scientific farming," said Rankin carelessly. "Rankin," said Barrows, "I know you were a crook back in the Terran "You keep your thoughts about my past to yourself," said Rankin. "The only law robots have is to obey "What crime?" said Rankin. "Our law," said the giant robot, "is, _Help thy neighbor_." ./cache/28438.txt ./txt/28438.txt