Editing Robot series (section)

==Adaptations==
* The first screen adaptation of an Asimov robot story was the third episode of the British television series ''[[Out of This World (UK TV series)|Out of This World]]'' based on "[[Little Lost Robot]]", first broadcast in 1962. Dramatized by {{Ill|Leo Lehman|de}} and starring [[Maxine Audley]] as Susan Calvin, this is the only episode of the series known to have survived.
* This was followed by a 1964 dramatization of ''[[The Caves of Steel]]'' for the BBC series ''Story Parade'' and then four episodes of the BBC television series ''[[Out of the Unknown]]'', based on "[[Satisfaction Guaranteed (short story)|Satisfaction Guaranteed]]" (1966), "[[Reason (short story)|Reason]] (in an episode titled "The Prophet", 1967), "[[Liar! (short story)|Liar!]]" (1969), and ''[[The Naked Sun]]'' (1969). In these adaptations, Elijah Baley was portrayed by [[Peter Cushing]] (''The Caves of Steel'') and [[Paul Maxwell]] (''The Naked Sun''), R. Daneel Olivaw by [[John Carson (actor)|John Carson]] (''The Caves of Steel'') and [[David Collings]] (''The Naked Sun''), and Susan Calvin by [[Beatrix Lehmann]] ("The Prophet") and Wendy Gifford ("Liar!"). In "Satisfaction Guaranteed", the character of Susan Calvin was renamed Dr. Inge Jensen and portrayed by [[Ann Firbank]].
* ''El robot embustero'' (1966), short film directed by [[Antonio Lara de Gavilán]], based on short story "[[Liar! (short story)|Liar!]]"
* ''[[Robots (1988 film)|Robots]]'' (1988), film directed by Doug Smith and Kim Takal, based on the ''Robot'' series
* ''[[Robot City (video game)|Robot City]]'' (1995), an [[adventure game]] released for [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] and [[Mac OS]].
* ''[[Bicentennial Man (film)|Bicentennial Man]]'' (1999), film directed by [[Chris Columbus (filmmaker)|Chris Columbus]], based on novelette "[[The Bicentennial Man]]" and on novel ''[[The Positronic Man]]''
* ''[[I, Robot (film)|I, Robot]]'' (2004), film directed by [[Alex Proyas]], based on ideas of short stories of the ''Robot'' series
* The Apple TV adaptation of the [[Foundation (TV series)|''Foundation'']] books contains several references to its shared universe with the Robots series. The robot character of Eto Demerzel is an adaptation of the character R. Daneel whose shrouded long-lived history is frequently mentioned. During the course of the show, several characters reference the "Robot Wars" that happened in the past and are apparently part of the Empire's history. According to show runner [[David S. Goyer]], the references to aspects such as the "Robot Wars" are planned to be explored in future seasons of the show.<ref>''[https://www.polygon.com/22691724/foundation-apple-tv-robot-lady-asimov-demerzel-three-laws Apple TV’s Foundation is also a stealthy adaptation of Asimov’s Robot books]'' - September 25, 2021. Polygon.com.</ref>

In the late 1970s, [[Harlan Ellison]] wrote a [[screenplay]] based on Asimov's book ''[[I, Robot]]'' for [[Warner Bros.]] This film project was ultimately abandoned, but Ellison's script was later published in book form as ''I, Robot: The Illustrated Screenplay'' (1994).