(Found) Robots and instinct

[TomMazanec]

Short story, probably Sixties.
Robot train goes by farm, calling out that humans are extinct. Robots on farm discuss humans, conclude that humans were inferior because they had instincts. Robot train goes by again, calling out that there are a few humans left after all. A little later an emaciated human in rags comes to the robots and cries out "Bring me food!" The robots immediately "instinctively" (because of their programming) rush off to comply.

 

[Hugh]

Short story, probably Sixties.
Robot train goes by farm, calling out that humans are extinct. Robots on farm discuss humans, conclude that humans were inferior because they had instincts. Robot train goes by again, calling out that there are a few humans left after all. A little later an emaciated human in rags comes to the robots and cries out "Bring me food!" The robots immediately "instinctively" (because of their programming) rush off to comply.

I think this is Brian Aldiss "Who can replace a man?" aka "But who can replace a man?"

Short Story #56: But Who Can Replace a Man? By Brian Aldiss

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[TomMazanec]

Sorry it took so long.
That is it!
Found.