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"This category [science fiction] excludes rocket ships that make U-turns, serpent men of Neptune that lust after human maidens, and stories by authors who flunked their Boy Scout merit badge tests in descriptive astronomy."
- Robert Heinlein
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| Robocop | ||
| A robotic police officer. |
As far as I know, this is the first use of this word.
| If a robocop should see the old woman talking to him, it might register his name, and that would be his end at Memorial. |
| Technovelgy from Wanted in Surgery,
by Harlan Ellison. Published by IF Worlds of Science Fiction in 1957 Additional resources -
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Compare to the police experimental robot from Arm of the Law (1958) by Harry Harrison.
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- Runaway Armed MQ-9 Reaper Drone Shot Down
- San Francisco Wants ED-209, Or Maybe Robocop
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| Optimus Robot Can Charge Itself |
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