A glimpse into the future. Claire Belmont, the wife of an employee of the U.S. Robot Company, is to test the TN3 model, named Tony, as a household assistant. Reluctantly, she agrees to the project, as robots make her uneasy. However, Tony is programmed to fulfill her every wish - and he perceives more than just the obvious. In a total of ten short stories, Isaac Asimov offers a look into the future in "Beloved Robot," the foundations of which are already being laid today. Along with "I, Robot" and "The Bicentennial Man," Asimov also establishes the groundwork for his monumental Future History, the Foundation series.