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Milliways
The restaurant at the end of the universe.
(From Restaurant at the End of the Universe [1980] by Douglas Adams)
Noodle Bar
A little street restaurant.
(From Blade Runner [1982] by Ridley Scott)
Steel Crocodile
A boat specialized for swamps on Venus.
(From Logic of Empire [1941] by Robert Heinlein)
Breesk
A unique dish best served with violet sauce.
(From Expedition to Earth [1953] by Robert Zacks)
Science Fiction Restaurant
Established by aliens, its waiters and food are out of this world!
(From Expedition to Earth [1953] by Robert Zacks)
Trajectory Ship
A spaceship that takes the minimum energy route to another planet, with the passengers weightless.
(From Logic of Empire [1941] by Robert Heinlein)
Microlight
Winged, unmanned aerial vehicle used for surveillance in the revolving space station.
(From Neuromancer [1984] by Joe Gibson)
Martian Canal Ice
Open water ice on the fourth planet.
(From Red Planet [1949] by Robert Heinlein)
Monowheel
A single-wheeled police car.
(From Firewater [1952] by William Tenn)
Robocide
Deliberate destruction of robots.
(From Robots Are Nice? [1957] by Gordon R. Dickson)
Robus
A robotic bus.
(From Terror in the Stars [1955] by John A. Sentry)
Prime Command
A universal order or principle carried out by every robotic device.
(From Robots Are Nice? [1957] by Gordon R. Dickson)
Robobus
An autonomous vehicle for picking up some number of passengers.
(From Robots Are Nice? [1957] by Gordon R. Dickson)
Facial Recognition
A device that scans a person, compares to a database, and brings out more stored information.
(From Rogue Psi [1962] by James Schmitz)
Ruum Spherical Robot
An autonomous spherical robot, possibly liquid metal, self-energizing, of alien design; a collector.
(From The Ruum [1953] by Arthur Porges)
Language Net
Endows the user with the ability to understand any language.
(From The Sorceror Pharesm [1966] by Gerald Vance)
Liquid Metal Telescope (Solid)
A large LMT made solid.
(From The Infinite Vision [1926] by Charles C. Winn)
Boxing Robot
Robots that fight in exhibitions, in the ring, for spectators.
(From Steel [1956] by Richard Matheson)
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