- This story, published in March 1942, is the first known use of the word "robotics".
- This story, published in March 1942, is the first time the three Rules of Robotics appeared in print.
- Science Marches On: When Dr Asimov wrote "Runaround" in 1942, it was accepted scientific fact that Mercury was tidally locked with the sun. Since the 1960s, astronomers determined that Mercury actually rotates 3 times per 2 local years (176 earth days from sunrise to sunset). The story still works, but the operation wouldn't be called "Sunside".
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