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For questions about robots and their use in a specific work of science-fiction or fantasy; use this tag in conjunction with the specific work in question, e.g. [star-wars]. Also for use in conjunction with the [story-identification] tag. Use [robot-series] for the series of stories and novels by Isaac Asimov.

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Short story about a mother choosing to save her robot son over her human son during a fire

This is the short story "Kid Brother" by Isaac Asimov which you may have read in the collection Gold. A (slightly questionable) version of the story can be found here and it was pointed out by @DavidW …
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