| Norby | |
|---|---|
| The Norby Chronicles character | |
 Norby as he appears in his first comic strip series, in Boys' Life, January 1990 | |
| First appearance | Norby, the Mixed-Up Robot |
| Last appearance | Norby and the Terrified Taxi |
| Created by | Janet Asimov Isaac Asimov |
| In-universe information | |
| Nickname | Seeker |
| Species | Robot |
| Gender | Male |
| Family | Mentor One (original creator) Jeff Wells (owner) |
| Nationality | Jamya (planet) |
Norby is a fictional robot created by Janet Asimov and Isaac Asimov who stars in his own series of children's science fiction books, The Norby Chronicles. His first appearance was in the 1983 book Norby, the Mixed-Up Robot, in total he appeared in 11 novels in the 'Norby' series. According to Isaac Asimov, although Janet Asimov did 90% of the work, his "name was wanted on the book for the betterment of sales [and he] went over the manuscript and polished it a bit."[1]
- ^ Isaac Asimov (1995). I. Asimov: A Memoir. Bantam Books. p. 368. ISBN 0-553-56997-X.