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The Robot Terror by Melbourne Huff:
Science Fiction Inventions, Technology and Ideas
"Luckily for the peace of the
world, crime and war are
still limited by human susceptibility to clubs and bullets.
But, if a way is discovered to
nullify these limitations, what
will become of us?"
('The Robot Terror' by Melbourne Huff)
"To what extent are we, presumably the highest development on earth, mere mechanical
creatures which can be duplicated in the scientist’s work-shop? At this time of writing, an
American scientist has manufactured a machine
that will obey vocal commands, light a kitchen
stove, put on the eggs to boil, take them from
the pot when sufficiently cooked, and serve them
ready to eat.
(Issue cover of 'The Robot Terror' by Melbourne Huff)
The mechanical stoker, advertised under the
name of The Iron Fireman, is employed by
thousands of householders to relieve them of
the necessity of looking after the household
heating apparatus. This machine keeps the furnace filled with coal, watches the temperature,
attends to the draft, and generally performs the
work of a $28-a-week janitor.
In this extraordinary story, our author has
merely carried the preceding ideas a few steps
further: anticipating future developments. " Select
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