What is "robbie"

"Robbie" is a science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov. It was his first robot story and writing commenced on June 10, 1939. It was first published in the September 1940 issue Super Science Stories magazine as "Strange Playfellow", a title that was chosen by editor Frederik Pohl and described as "distasteful" by Asimov. A revised version of Robbie was reprinted under Asimov's original title in the collections I, Robot (1950), The Complete Robot (1982), and Robot Visions (1990). "Robbie" was the fourteenth story written by Asimov, and the ninth to be published. The story is also part of Asimov's Robot series, and was the first of Asimov's positronic robot stories to see publication.

The story centers on the technophobia that surrounds robots, and how it is misplaced. Almost all previously published science fiction stories featuring robots followed the theme 'robot turns against creator'; Asimov has consistently held the belief that the Frankenstein complex was a misplaced fear, and the majority of his works attempted to provide examples of the help that robots could provide humanity.

Robbie is a 13-minute long film made by British Transport Films in 1979 and revised in 1986. Although it is not strictly a Public Information Film, it is often considered to be so by fans of the genre. The film, which was shown in schools all over Great Britain, is based around a young boy suffering a disfiguring and/or fatal accident when he trespasses on a railway line, with three different versions being made to demonstrate the dangers of both electrified and non - electrified lines.

When it was first released, all three versions were narrated and introduced by Peter Purves, later replaced by Keith Chegwin when the films were revised. Robbie was written and directed by Ronald Dunkley and produced by James Ritchie. It was a replacement for the controversial and extremely graphic The Finishing Line, and was itself later replaced by a more modern film called Killing Time.

Robbie or Robby is a given name and surname.

It may refer also to:

• "Robbie" (short story), by Isaac Asimov
• Robbie (film), a series of railway safety films for UK schools
• Robby (film), a 1968 retelling of Robinson Crusoe

Robbie can be a given name as well as a surname. It is usually encountered as a nickname or a shortened form of Robert or Robin. The name experienced a significant rise in popularity in Northern Ireland in 2003.

Robbie is the given name of:

• Robbie Burns (1759–1796), Scottish poet
• Robbie Coltrane (born 1950) Scottish actor
• Robbie Daymond (born 1982) American actor and voice actor
• Robbie E (born 1983), pro wrestler
• Robbie Farah (born 1984), Australian rugby league player
• Robbie Fowler (born 1975), English footballer and manager
• Robbie Ftorek (born 1952), National Hockey League player and coach
• Robbie Grey (musician) (born 1957), English lead singer of Modern English
• Robbie Hart (born 1947), English football referee
• Robbie Keane (born 1980), Irish footballer
• Robbie Klay, South African singer and actor
• Robbie Knievel (born 1962), motorcycle daredevil
• Robbie Maddison (born 1981), Australian motorcycle stunt rider
• Robbie Nevil (born 1958), American singer
• Robbie Ray (born 1982), American auto racing driver
• Robbie Rist (born 1964), American actor and musician
• Robbie Robertson (born 1942), Canadian musician
• Robbie Savage (born 1974), soccer player
• Robbie Widlansky (born 1984), American baseball player
• Robbie Williams (born 1974), English singer-songwriter
• Dove-Myer Robinson (1901–1989), former mayor of Auckland, New Zealand, known as Robbie
• D. W. Robertson, Jr. (1914–1992), Chaucer scholar at Princeton University

Robby may refer to:

• Robby Albarado, (born 1973), horse racing jockey
• Robby Benson, stage name of American actor Robin David Segal (born 1956)
• Robby Brink (born 1971), South African former rugby union player
• Robby Ginepri (born 1982), tennis player
• Robby Gordon (born 1969), race car driver
• Robby Krieger (born 1946), American guitar player of The Doors
• Robby Langers (born 1960), retired footballer from Luxembourg
• Robby Müller (born 1940), Dutch cinematographer most often associated with film director Wim Wenders
• Robby Steinhardt (born 1950), American rock violinist and singer best known for his work with the group Kansas
• Robby Thompson (born 1962), Major League Baseball player

As a surname:

• Joe Robbie (1916–1990), former owner of the Miami Dolphins National Football League team
• Margot Robbie (born 1990), Australian actress
• William Robbie (1849–1929), stonemason and mayor of Chico, California (1907–1919)