Three Laws of Robotics robot's entire developing consciousness is based. This concept is largely fuzzy and unclear in earlier stories depicting very rudimentary robots who are only programmed to comprehend basic physical tasks, where the Three Laws act as an overarching safeguard, but by the era of "The Caves of Steel" featuring robots with human or beyond-human intelligence the Three Laws have become the underlying basic ethical worldview that determines the actions of all robots. In the 1990s, Roger MacBride Allen wrote a trilogy which was set within Asimov's fictional universe. Each title has the prefix "Isaac Asimov's" as Asimov had approved Allen's outline
Sci-Fi on the Rock already becoming tight as some workshops and panels had long line-ups and filled to capacity. On Sunday attendees and committee alike were surprised by an unplanned visit to the convention by past guest Eugene Simon, who said that when he realized he had the time he didn't want to miss it. The committee of Sci-Fi on the Rock is already hard at work planning for year 12. Sci-Fi on the Rock 12 will take place at the Sheraton Hotel Newfoundland on April 6–8, 2018. Already announced is local cosplay guest Vanessa Pinsent Cosplay. Fat Apollo will be returning to be