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Explore the inventions, technology and ideas of science fiction writers at Technovelgy (that's tech-novel-gee!) - over 2,500 are available. Use the Timeline of Science Fiction Invention or the alphabetic Glossary of Science Fiction Technology to see them all, look for the category that interests you, or browse by favorite author / book. Browse more than 4,300 Science Fiction in the News articles.

Robots And AIs Will Replace Humans At 7 Percent Of U.S. Jobs
'And Mike took on endless new jobs.' - Robert Heinlein, (10/7/2016)
Human Doctors Still Better Than Computers
'Nowadays surgery was normally done by autodocs...' - Larry Niven, 1966. (10/6/2016)
FEDOR Humanoid Robot To Join Russians In Space
Am enjoying view of Russian robot. (10/5/2016)
BMW Self-Balancing Motorcycle - Never Put Feet On Road
'He had never ridden any motorized device that lacked onboard steering and balance systems...'- Bruce Sterling, 1998. (10/4/2016)
MicroTug Is A Micro Robot Beast
'And it had been dragging something...' - Maurice A. Hugi (Eric Frank Russel), 1941. (10/3/2016)
Linear Elastic Actuator in Parallel (LEAP) - It's A Hopping Robot
'...Probably the most grotesque forms of transportation ever invented.'- Isaac Asimov, 1954. (10/2/2016)
Smart Glove Controls 3D Printed Robotic Arm (Waldo!)
'Waldo flexed and extended his fingers gently; the... waldoes... followed in exact, simultaneous parallelism.'- Robert Heinlein, 1942. (10/1/2016)
Wearables For Animals Totally A Thing
'Twin deformities on either side of his skull had been engineered to house sensor units.' - William Gibson, 1981. (9/30/2016)
Tomatoes From Sun And Seawater
'Hydroponics. Gotta almost do it, if I'm going way out to Mars without much supplies.' - Raymond Z. Gallun, 1961. (9/29/2016)
Hadrian X Construction Robot From Fastbrick Robotics
Hope Hadrian is never a runaway! (9/28/2016)
Confirm 100 Exoplanets At Once! (With Video)
'My automatic astronomical instruments searching for a habitable planet.' - Edmond Hamilton, 1936. (9/27/2016)
Blue Origin Tests 'Escape Pod' Capability
'I'm going to regret this...' - George Lucas, 1976. (9/26/2016)
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Construction Robot
Autonomous robots work on construction sites.
(From Runaway [1985] by Michael  Crichton)
Space Craft Rope Ladder
Equipment used for debar king from a space craft.
(From Diabologic [1955] by Eric Frank  Russell)
Automatic-Electric Packing Machine
A device able to pack randomly shaped objects combined into a single package automatically.
(From Ralph 124c 41 + [1911] by Hugo  Gernsback)
Iridium Spirals (Street Lights)
Streetlights provide sunlight at night.
(From Ralph 124c 41 + [1911] by Hugo  Gernsback)
Alohydrolium
The lightest metal.
(From Ralph 124c 41 + [1911] by Hugo  Gernsback)
Alternate Computer Personality
A computer system that can take on complete, alternate personalities.
(From The Moon is a Harsh Mistress [1966] by Robert  Heinlein)
TW-55 Spy
Conscious control of facial characteristics.
(From Babel 17 [1966] by Samuel R.  Delany)
Tensile Memory Polarized Matter
The same piece of material can take pre-determined shapes.
(From Babel 17 [1966] by Samuel R.  Delany)
Goat/Spider Silk
High tensile strength fibers from - goats.
(From Oryx and Crake [2003] by Margaret  Atwood)
Email Shirt
See your email on your shirt.
(From Oryx and Crake [2003] by Margaret  Atwood)
Self-Cleaning Gym Suit
Removes the source of odor.
(From Oryx and Crake [2003] by Margaret  Atwood)
Image-Amps
Boost the signal from the eyes to see in the dark.
(From Neuromancer [1984] by William  Gibson)
Pail of Air
A small bucket filled with (liquid) air.
(From A Pail of Air [1951] by Fritz  Leiber)
Slug
An underwater "barge", consisting of a giant tube for transporting oil.
(From Dragon in the Sea [1956] by Frank  Herbert)
Wimp Vault
Lots of spare bodies.
(From Millenium [1983] by John  Varley)
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Planetary Parks Proposed For Mars Conservatio
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Robotic Tomato Harvester Ready For Space
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Crime-Fighting Computer - The Game's Afoot 24x7
The computer system is able to work on crime-stopping twenty-four hours per day, all week long. (re: Isaac Asimov)
Ornithopters In Fact And Fiction
An ornithopter under development at the University of Toronto's Institute for Aerospace Studies may yet make Leonardo da Vinci's dream a reality. (re: Frank Herbert)
Skeletar And Dragon Lyre ExoticGuitars - Science Fiction Instruments
Luthier Peter McGilton has used his Masters Degree in Fine Arts, and post graduate studies in classical instrument construction, to take the guitar-maker's art to truly science-fictional levels. (re: Various)
Robotic Fish From China
The black-bodied robot fish is about four feet long, and resembles a real fish in both shape and movement. (re: Michael Swanwick)
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