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For the network simulator ns-2, see ns (simulator).
NS-2 is a Nestor Series 2 robot first appearing in an Isaac Asimov story. Asimov's story "Little Lost Robot" concerned a robot in the Nestor series, the NS-2, which had a modified First Law that enabled it to allow a human being to come to harm through inaction.
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NS-2 (literary character)
- NS-2 (literary character)
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For the network simulator ns-2, see ns (simulator).
NS-2 is a Nestor Series 2 robot first appearing in an Isaac Asimov story. Asimov's story "Little Lost Robot" concerned a robot in the Nestor series, the NS-2, which had a modified First Law that enabled it to allow a human being to come to harm through inaction.
This article about a character from a science fiction book, story, film, or game is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.