Three Laws of Robotics stated explicitly. Several years later Asimov's friend Randall Garrett attributed the Laws to a symbiotic partnership between the two men – a suggestion that Asimov adopted enthusiastically. According to his autobiographical writings, Asimov included the First Law's "inaction" clause because of Arthur Hugh Clough's poem "The Latest Decalogue" (), which includes the satirical lines "Thou shalt not kill, but needst not strive / officiously to keep alive". Although Asimov pins the creation of the Three Laws on one particular date, their appearance in his literature happened over a period. He wrote two robot stories with no explicit mention of the
Sci-Fi (G.I. Joe) Sci-Fi, he is seen watching "The Transformers". Sci-Fi appeared in DiC's "" cartoon. Jerry Houser reprises his role as Sci-Fi in this cartoon. Sci-Fi is a supporting character in the Joe novel 'Fool's Gold'. His simulation training pays off as he pilots the space shuttle, the USS Defiant, through several maneuvers that end up saving the Earth from a doomsday weapon. He is also a supporting character in 'Serpentor and the Mummy Warrior'. Sci-Fi's figure is briefly featured in the fiction novel "6 Sick Hipsters". In the story, the character Paul Achting spent four years collecting G.I. Joe figures to