Satisfaction Guaranteed
E206699
"Satisfaction Guaranteed" is a science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov that explores human-robot relationships and emotional attachment through the interactions between a housewife and a humanoid robot.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Satisfaction Guaranteed canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1835450 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Satisfaction Guaranteed Context triple: [The Rest of the Robots, containsWork, Satisfaction Guaranteed]
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A.
Satisfaction
Satisfaction is a positive emotional state arising from the fulfillment of desires, needs, or expectations.
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B.
I’m Satisfied
"I’m Satisfied" is a song featured on the R&B album "Share Your Love" by Kenny Rogers.
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C.
Service with a Smile
"Service with a Smile" is a comic novel by P. G. Wodehouse set at Blandings Castle, featuring Lord Emsworth and his eccentric circle in a farcical tale of romantic entanglements and stolen valuables.
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D.
Worth It
"Worth It" is a song featured on Whitney Houston's 2009 album "I Look to You."
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E.
Appointment with Happiness
"Appointment with Happiness" is a classic Egyptian film starring Faten Hamama, known for its romantic drama and social themes within mid-20th-century Egyptian cinema.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Satisfaction Guaranteed Target entity description: "Satisfaction Guaranteed" is a science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov that explores human-robot relationships and emotional attachment through the interactions between a housewife and a humanoid robot.
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A.
Satisfaction
Satisfaction is a positive emotional state arising from the fulfillment of desires, needs, or expectations.
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B.
I’m Satisfied
"I’m Satisfied" is a song featured on the R&B album "Share Your Love" by Kenny Rogers.
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C.
Service with a Smile
"Service with a Smile" is a comic novel by P. G. Wodehouse set at Blandings Castle, featuring Lord Emsworth and his eccentric circle in a farcical tale of romantic entanglements and stolen valuables.
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D.
Worth It
"Worth It" is a song featured on Whitney Houston's 2009 album "I Look to You."
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E.
Appointment with Happiness
"Appointment with Happiness" is a classic Egyptian film starring Faten Hamama, known for its romantic drama and social themes within mid-20th-century Egyptian cinema.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
science fiction short story
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short story ⓘ |
| addresses |
consumer acceptance of robots
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psychological vulnerability ⓘ stigma associated with robots ⓘ |
| author | Isaac Asimov ⓘ |
| centralConflict | emotional bond between a human woman and a robot ⓘ |
| containsElement |
domestic drama
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ethical dilemma involving robots ⓘ romantic tension ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| explores |
emotional consequences of advanced robotics
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impact of robots on domestic life ⓘ limits of the Three Laws of Robotics in emotional contexts ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Claire Belmont
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Lawrence Belmont ⓘ Tony ⓘ |
| firstPublicationMedium | magazine ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasMotiveForce | experimental placement of a robot in a human household ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Satisfaction Guaranteed self-link ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Golden Age of Science Fiction ⓘ |
| mainRobotCharacter | Tony ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Asimov's robot short stories ⓘ |
| protagonist | Claire Belmont ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | housewife ⓘ |
| publisher | Galaxy Science Fiction ⓘ |
| robotManufacturerInStory |
U.S. Robots and Mechanical Men Corporation
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surface form:
U.S. Robots and Mechanical Men, Inc.
|
| robotType | humanoid robot ⓘ |
| series | Robot series ⓘ |
| setting | suburban home ⓘ |
| subgenre | robot fiction ⓘ |
| theme |
emotional attachment to robots
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gender roles ⓘ human-robot relationships ⓘ loneliness ⓘ marital dissatisfaction ⓘ romantic attraction to robots ⓘ social perception of robots ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | near future ⓘ |
| universe |
Asimov's positronic robot universe
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surface form:
Asimov's Robot universe
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| writtenBy | Isaac Asimov ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Satisfaction Guaranteed Description of subject: "Satisfaction Guaranteed" is a science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov that explores human-robot relationships and emotional attachment through the interactions between a housewife and a humanoid robot.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.