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Shea + +Release Date: March 29, 2009 [EBook #28438] + +Language: English + +Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 + +*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE HELPFUL ROBOTS *** + + + + +Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online +Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net + + + + + + +</pre> + + +<div class="bk1"><p><i><small>Robert J. Shea, of Rutgers University, makes an interesting contribution +to robotics with this story of Rankin, who prided himself on knowing +how to handle robots, but did not realize that the robots of the Clearchan +Confederacy were subject to a higher law than implicit obedience to man.</small></i></p></div> + +<div class="bk2"> +<h1><b>the<br /> +helpful<br /> +robots</b></h1> + +<h2><i><small>by ROBERT J. SHEA</small></i></h2> + +<p class="pr1"><big><b>They had come to pass judgement on him. He had violated +their law—wilfully, ignorantly, and very deliberately.</b></big></p></div> + +<p>"<span class="dcap">Our</span> people will be arriving +to visit us today," the robot +said.</p> + +<p>"Shut up!" snapped Rod +Rankin. He jumped, wiry and +quick, out of the chair on his +verandah and stared at a cloud +of dust in the distance.</p> + +<p>"Our people—" the ten-foot, +cylinder-bodied robot grated, +when Rod Rankin interrupted +him.</p> + +<p>"I don't care about your +fool people," said Rankin. He +squinted at the cloud of dust +getting bigger and closer beyond +the wall of <i>kesh</i> trees +that surrounded the rolling +acres of his plantation. "That +damned new neighbor of mine +is coming over here again."</p> + +<p>He gestured widely, taking +in the dozens of robots with +their shiny, cylindrical bodies +and pipestem arms and legs +laboring in his fields. "Get all +your people together and go +hide in the wood, fast."</p> + +<p>"It is not right," said the +robot. "We were made to serve +all."</p> + +<p>"Well, there are only a hundred +of you, and I'm not sharing +you with anybody," said +Rankin.</p> + +<p>"It is not right," the robot +repeated.</p> + +<p>"Don't talk to me about +what's right," said Rankin. +"You're built to follow orders, +nothing else. I know a thing +or two about how you robots +work. You've got one law, to +follow orders, and until that +neighbor of mine sees you to +give you orders, you work for +me. Now get into those woods +and hide till he goes away."</p> + +<p>"We will go to greet those +who visit us today," said the +robot.</p> + +<p>"Alright, alright, scram," +said Rankin.</p> + +<p>The robots in the fields and +the one whom Rankin had +been talking to formed a column +and marched off into the +trackless forests behind his +plantation.</p> + +<p>A battered old ground-car +drove up a few minutes later. +A tall, broad-shouldered man +with a deep tan got out and +walked up the path to Rankin's +verandah.</p> + +<p>"Hi, Barrows," said Rankin.</p> + +<p>"Hello," said Barrows. "See +your crop's coming along pretty +well. Can't figure how you +do it. You've got acres and +acres to tend, far's I can see, +and I'm having a hell of a +time with one little piece of +ground. I swear you must +know something about this +planet that I don't know."</p> + +<p>"Just scientific farming," +said Rankin carelessly. "Look, +you come over here for something, +or just to gab? I got +a lot of work to do."</p> + +<p>Barrows looked weary and +worried. "Them brown beetles +is at my crop again," he said. +"Thought you might know +some way of getting rid of +them."</p> + +<p>"Sure," said Rankin. "Pick +them off, one by one. That's +how I get rid of them."</p> + +<p>"Why, man," said Barrows, +"you can't walk all over these +miles and miles of farm and +pick off every one of them +beetles. You must know another +way."</p> + +<p>Rankin drew himself up and +stared at Barrows. "I'm telling +you all I feel like telling +you. You going to stand here +and jaw all day? Seems to me +like you got work to do."</p> + +<p>"Rankin," said Barrows, "I +know you were a crook back +in the Terran Empire, and +that you came out beyond the +border to escape the law. +Seems to me, though, that +even a crook, any man, would +be willing to help his only +neighbor out on a lone planet +like this. You might need help +yourself, sometime."</p> + +<p>"You keep your thoughts +about my past to yourself," +said Rankin. "Remember, I +keep a gun. And you've got a +wife and a whole bunch of +kids on that farm of yours. +Be smart and let me alone."</p> + +<p>"I'm going," said Barrows. +He walked off the verandah +and turned and spat carefully +into the dusty path. He +climbed into his ground-car +and drove off.</p> + +<p>Rankin, angry, watched him +go. Then he heard a humming +noise from another direction.</p> + +<p>He turned. A huge, white +globe was descending across +the sky. A space ship, thought +Rankin, startled.</p> + +<p>Police? This planet was +outside the jurisdiction of the +Terran Empire. When he'd +cracked that safe and made off +with a hundred thousand credits, +he'd headed here, because +the planet was part of something +called the Clearchan +Confederacy. No extradition +treaties or anything. Perfectly +safe, if the planet was safe.</p> + +<p>And the planet was more +than safe. There had been a +hundred robots waiting when +he landed. Where they came +from he didn't know, but Rankin +prided himself on knowing +how to handle robots. He'd +appropriated their services +and started his farm. At the +rate he was going, he'd be a +plantation owner before long.</p> + +<p>That must be where the ship +was from. The robot said +they'd expected visitors. Must +be the Clearchan Confederacy +visiting this robot outpost. +Was that good or bad?</p> + +<p>From everything he'd read, +and from what the robots had +told him, they were probably +more robots. That was good, +because he knew how to handle +robots.</p> + +<p>The white globe disappeared +into the jungle of <i>kesh</i> +trees. Rankin waited.</p> + +<p>A half hour later the column +of his robot laborers +marched out of the forest. +There were three more robots, +painted grey, at the head. The +new ones from the ship, +thought Rankin. Well, he'd +better establish who was boss +right from the start.</p> + +<p>"Stop right there!" he +shouted.</p> + +<p>The shiny robot laborers +halted. But the three grey +ones came on.</p> + +<p>"Stop!" shouted Rankin.</p> + +<p>They didn't stop, and by the +time they reached the verandah, +he cursed himself for +having failed to get his gun.</p> + +<p>Two of the huge grey robots +laid gentle hands on his +arms. Gentle hands, but hands +of superstrong metal.</p> + +<p>The third said, "We have +come to pass judgement on +you. You have violated our +law."</p> + +<p>"What do you mean?" said +Rankin. "The only law robots +have is to obey orders."</p> + +<p>"It is true that the robots +of your Terran Empire and +these simple workers here +must obey orders. But they +are subject to a higher law, +and you have forced them to +break it. That is your crime."</p> + +<p>"What crime?" said Rankin.</p> + +<p>"We of the Clearchan Confederacy +are a race of robots. +Our makers implanted one +law in us, and then passed on. +We have carried our law to +all the planets we have colonized. +In obeying your orders, +these workers were simply +following that one law. You +must be taken to our capital, +and there be imprisoned and +treated for your crime."</p> + +<p>"What law? What crime?"</p> + +<p>"Our law," said the giant +robot, "is, <i>Help thy neighbor</i>."</p> + +<div class="trn"><b>Transcriber's Note:</b> +This etext was produced from <i>Fantastic Universe</i> September 1957. +Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. +copyright on this publication was renewed. Minor spelling and +typographical errors have been corrected without note.</div> + + + + + + + + +<pre> + + + + + +End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of The Helpful Robots, by Robert J. 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Shea + +Release Date: March 29, 2009 [EBook #28438] + +Language: English + +Character set encoding: ASCII + +*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE HELPFUL ROBOTS *** + + + + +Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online +Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net + + + + + + + + + + _Robert J. Shea, of Rutgers University, makes an interesting + contribution to robotics with this story of Rankin, who prided + himself on knowing how to handle robots, but did not realize that + the robots of the Clearchan Confederacy were subject to a higher law + than implicit obedience to man._ + + + the + helpful + robots + + _by ROBERT J. SHEA_ + + + They had come to pass judgement on him. He had violated + their law--wilfully, ignorantly, and very deliberately. + + +"Our people will be arriving to visit us today," the robot said. + +"Shut up!" snapped Rod Rankin. He jumped, wiry and quick, out of the +chair on his verandah and stared at a cloud of dust in the distance. + +"Our people--" the ten-foot, cylinder-bodied robot grated, when Rod +Rankin interrupted him. + +"I don't care about your fool people," said Rankin. He squinted at the +cloud of dust getting bigger and closer beyond the wall of _kesh_ trees +that surrounded the rolling acres of his plantation. "That damned new +neighbor of mine is coming over here again." + +He gestured widely, taking in the dozens of robots with their shiny, +cylindrical bodies and pipestem arms and legs laboring in his fields. +"Get all your people together and go hide in the wood, fast." + +"It is not right," said the robot. "We were made to serve all." + +"Well, there are only a hundred of you, and I'm not sharing you with +anybody," said Rankin. + +"It is not right," the robot repeated. + +"Don't talk to me about what's right," said Rankin. "You're built to +follow orders, nothing else. I know a thing or two about how you robots +work. You've got one law, to follow orders, and until that neighbor of +mine sees you to give you orders, you work for me. Now get into those +woods and hide till he goes away." + +"We will go to greet those who visit us today," said the robot. + +"Alright, alright, scram," said Rankin. + +The robots in the fields and the one whom Rankin had been talking to +formed a column and marched off into the trackless forests behind his +plantation. + +A battered old ground-car drove up a few minutes later. A tall, +broad-shouldered man with a deep tan got out and walked up the path to +Rankin's verandah. + +"Hi, Barrows," said Rankin. + +"Hello," said Barrows. "See your crop's coming along pretty well. Can't +figure how you do it. You've got acres and acres to tend, far's I can +see, and I'm having a hell of a time with one little piece of ground. I +swear you must know something about this planet that I don't know." + +"Just scientific farming," said Rankin carelessly. "Look, you come over +here for something, or just to gab? I got a lot of work to do." + +Barrows looked weary and worried. "Them brown beetles is at my crop +again," he said. "Thought you might know some way of getting rid of +them." + +"Sure," said Rankin. "Pick them off, one by one. That's how I get rid of +them." + +"Why, man," said Barrows, "you can't walk all over these miles and miles +of farm and pick off every one of them beetles. You must know another +way." + +Rankin drew himself up and stared at Barrows. "I'm telling you all I +feel like telling you. You going to stand here and jaw all day? Seems to +me like you got work to do." + +"Rankin," said Barrows, "I know you were a crook back in the Terran +Empire, and that you came out beyond the border to escape the law. Seems +to me, though, that even a crook, any man, would be willing to help his +only neighbor out on a lone planet like this. You might need help +yourself, sometime." + +"You keep your thoughts about my past to yourself," said Rankin. +"Remember, I keep a gun. And you've got a wife and a whole bunch of kids +on that farm of yours. Be smart and let me alone." + +"I'm going," said Barrows. He walked off the verandah and turned and +spat carefully into the dusty path. He climbed into his ground-car and +drove off. + +Rankin, angry, watched him go. Then he heard a humming noise from +another direction. + +He turned. A huge, white globe was descending across the sky. A space +ship, thought Rankin, startled. + +Police? This planet was outside the jurisdiction of the Terran Empire. +When he'd cracked that safe and made off with a hundred thousand +credits, he'd headed here, because the planet was part of something +called the Clearchan Confederacy. No extradition treaties or anything. +Perfectly safe, if the planet was safe. + +And the planet was more than safe. There had been a hundred robots +waiting when he landed. Where they came from he didn't know, but Rankin +prided himself on knowing how to handle robots. He'd appropriated their +services and started his farm. At the rate he was going, he'd be a +plantation owner before long. + +That must be where the ship was from. The robot said they'd expected +visitors. Must be the Clearchan Confederacy visiting this robot outpost. +Was that good or bad? + +From everything he'd read, and from what the robots had told him, they +were probably more robots. That was good, because he knew how to handle +robots. + +The white globe disappeared into the jungle of _kesh_ trees. Rankin +waited. + +A half hour later the column of his robot laborers marched out of the +forest. There were three more robots, painted grey, at the head. The new +ones from the ship, thought Rankin. Well, he'd better establish who was +boss right from the start. + +"Stop right there!" he shouted. + +The shiny robot laborers halted. But the three grey ones came on. + +"Stop!" shouted Rankin. + +They didn't stop, and by the time they reached the verandah, he cursed +himself for having failed to get his gun. + +Two of the huge grey robots laid gentle hands on his arms. Gentle hands, +but hands of superstrong metal. + +The third said, "We have come to pass judgement on you. You have +violated our law." + +"What do you mean?" said Rankin. "The only law robots have is to obey +orders." + +"It is true that the robots of your Terran Empire and these simple +workers here must obey orders. But they are subject to a higher law, and +you have forced them to break it. That is your crime." + +"What crime?" said Rankin. + +"We of the Clearchan Confederacy are a race of robots. Our makers +implanted one law in us, and then passed on. We have carried our law to +all the planets we have colonized. In obeying your orders, these workers +were simply following that one law. You must be taken to our capital, +and there be imprisoned and treated for your crime." + +"What law? What crime?" + +"Our law," said the giant robot, "is, _Help thy neighbor_." + + + + +Transcriber's Note: + + This etext was produced from _Fantastic Universe_ September 1957. + Extensive research did not uncover any evidence that the U.S. + copyright on this publication was renewed. Minor spelling and + typographical errors have been corrected without note. + + + + + +End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of The Helpful Robots, by Robert J. 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