"Dr. Fastolfe and Dr. Sarton did discuss what they referred to as C/Fe. They envisioned an integration of carbon-based human, with that of metallic robots. Dr. Fastolfe spoke of combining the best of both, and one of the reasons they had for making me as I am was to further advance this idea. Dr. Fastolfe abandoned it later as unworkable. Humanity would not accept humaniform robots."
Whether this is what Tony is talking about is another question altogether.
"Actually, friend Giskard and I came to the conclusion that the high level of dependency Spacer worlds have on robots is unhealthy for humanity in the long run. It leads to stagnation. I don't believe either Dr. Fastolfe or Dr. Sarton would have seen the situation in that light."
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"Dr. Fastolfe and Dr. Sarton did discuss what they referred to as C/Fe. They envisioned an integration of carbon-based human, with that of metallic robots. Dr. Fastolfe spoke of combining the best of both, and one of the reasons they had for making me as I am was to further advance this idea. Dr. Fastolfe abandoned it later as unworkable. Humanity would not accept humaniform robots."
Whether this is what Tony is talking about is another question altogether.
"Actually, friend Giskard and I came to the conclusion that the high level of dependency Spacer worlds have on robots is unhealthy for humanity in the long run. It leads to stagnation. I don't believe either Dr. Fastolfe or Dr. Sarton would have seen the situation in that light."