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2. ''A robot must obey any orders given to it by human beings, except where such orders would conflict with the First Law.''
3. ''A robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law.'' }}
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* [[Those Two Guys]]: Powell and Donovan. Even portrayed as explicit [[Heterosexual Life Partners]] in Harlan Ellison's unfilmed screenplay.
* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]: {{spoiler|In ''Liar!'', Herbie the telepathic robot lies to Calvin to try and avoid breaking the first law, which upsets her to the extent that she screams a paradox at Herbie. While this is bad enough, she screams it ''until he goes insane and permanently breaks'', leaving everyone present shocked to silence.}}
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* [[Three Laws of Robotics]]: [[Ur Example]], [[Trope Namer]] and [[Trope Codifier]].
* [[Zeerust]]: The descriptions of robots and computers as a whole, especially the earlier ones.
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