Robots and Empire.

Isaac Asimov (1920–1992) was a prolific American writer and biochemist whose work profoundly shaped modern science fiction and popular science writing. Best known for the Foundation series, the Robot stories, and the formulation of the Three Laws of Robotics, Asimov combined speculative imagination with a rationalist, scientific worldview that emphasized systems, ethics, and long-term social development. 'Robots and Empire' (1985) is a science fiction novel by Isaac Asimov that bridges his Robot and Foundation universes by depicting humanity’s transition from Earth-centered civilization to galactic expansion. Set centuries after the earlier robot novels, the story follows political conflict between Earth and the Spacer worlds, with robots playing a decisive role in shaping humanity’s future.