Runaround
Due: 8:10am, Monday, November 16. Value: 60 pts.
Read the short story Runaround
from I, Robot, then
write an essay responding to the below prompt. The essay should be
approximately 2–4 double-spaced pages, though it may be shorter
or longer as long as you answer the questions fully. The essay should
fluently integrate answers to the questions into one coherent whole
response, and it should be able to stand on its own without reference
to the assignment. Please include page numbers for any citations of
the source story.
In the story, the robot sent to fetch the selenium is not working according to its programming, as far as Donovan and Powell can tell. Carefully consider how they go about figuring out why the robot is malfunctioning. Then consider two experiences you have had this semester in which you had to find and fix errors in your own robot programs. Describe each of your two episodes and the process you used to find errors each time, describe the process that Donovan and Powell used, and compare and contrast the processes.