i, robot is a collection of nine science fiction short stories by isaac asimov. the stories originally appeared in the american magazines "super science stories" and "astounding science fiction" between 1940 and 1950 and were compiled into a book in 1950. the stories follow on from each other and are linked with a framing narrative; that is, a story that ranges over all the stories and connects them. the stories are all about positronic robots.