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by Harry Harrison

Excellent short story details the arrival of an experimental police robot in a dusty little burg on Mars. Nineport is just big enough to have a spaceport and a small police force. The whole town is in the back pocket of a local criminal mob; how will the status quo change when a by-the-book bot takes to the streets?

Science fiction in the News articles describe real-world events that relate to the ideas and inventions in sf novels and movies. Select a news article:

Meet R BOT 001, Russia's New Robocop
   Russian militiamen turn to missile-shaped robotic police for help.

Dubai Considers Robocop
   'This was a nice-looking hunk of machinery. - Harry Harrison, 1958.

Dubai Mall Hires Robocop
   'This was as close as a robot could get to a cop in uniform, without being a joke.' - Harry Harrison, 1958.

China Deploys Robot Traffic Police
   'The robot came up smooth and fast as a rocket...' - Harry Harrison, 1958.

Xavier Robots On Patrol For 'Anti-Social Behavior'
   'This was as close as a robot could get to a cop in uniform.' Harry Harrison, 1958.

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