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Les Robots adaptations: books & films
Every version of Les Robots — the books & films, compared across media.
Isaac Asimov's Les Robots — a collection of science fiction stories first published in American pulp magazines between 1940 and 1950 — established the three laws of robotics that underpin every version here. The Caves of Steel extends that universe into a murder mystery set in a future New York where humans and androids share uneasy streets. The 2004 film I, Robot transplants the same premise to 2035, where a skeptical detective finds one robot death leading toward a threat to humanity.
Les Robots films
Les Robots books
Frequently asked
Is I, Robot (2004) based on a book?
Yes. The film draws on Les Robots, Asimov's collection of science fiction stories. It borrows the three laws of robotics and the premise of robots living alongside humans directly from that source material.
How many versions does this page cover?
Three: the original short-story collection Les Robots, the novel The Caves of Steel set in the same robot universe, and the 2004 film I, Robot.
Which version should I start with?
The 2004 film I, Robot is a self-contained entry point with a clear genre hook — a murder investigation in a robot-populated future. For the source material, Les Robots is the collection that introduced the three laws of robotics all later versions build on.