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Robot AL-76 Goes Astray by Isaac Asimov:
Science Fiction Inventions, Technology and Ideas
What happens when a slightly lunatic robot starts to tinker?
"AL 76 was built for a specific job, but he got lost. However, he knew his job, and he did it I"

('Robot Al76 Goes Astray' by Isaac Asimov)
"As a series of portraits of a robot at work, they left nothing to the imagination. They might have been labeled: "Robot Gazing Thoughtfully at Vacuum Tube," "Robot Splicing Two Wires," "Robot Wielding Screwdriver," "Robot Taking Refrigerator Apart with Great Violence," and so on."
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