CHAPTER 2

CHAPTER 2: RUNAROUND 

 Vocabulari:

Wild: Salvatge

Rushed Down: Precipitar-se

Toward: cap a

Rub: Fregar

Sudden: Inesperat
Bent: curvat.

Rusty : oxidat
Bring: Portar.
Cliff: penyasegat
Cut off: Aillar

Mike Donovan and Greg Powell, two scientists working with robots, were in a expedition in Mercury. Mr Donovan order to Speedy, the robot who they were working, go and fetch Selenium for his expedition. The problem started when 5 hours past Speedy didn't come back, and then the scientists went to the sub-levels to looking for Speedy. When they found Speedy, looked it runaway because of selenium, witch made it don't follow the instructions of people orders. Speedy was disobeying the second law, but how It cost was so expensive they couldn't afford to destroy it. Seeing this situation they red the three law again and saw one possibility to solve this situation. The first law said: a robot have allowed a human being to come to harm. This law could be the solution and Powell risk his life and finally Speedy could respond on this situation, created because of environvent make in the sublevel.