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Robot Manumission The freeing of a robotic being from a state of being owned property.
(From Robot Unwanted [1952] by Daniel Keyes) |
Robotic Law Tape Safety Valve A specific impulse that warns robots contemplating breaking the laws set forth for their behavior.
(From Robot Unwanted [1952] by Daniel Keyes) |
Xenephrene Interstellar World A planet not attached to a solar system.
(From A Brand New World [1942] by Ray Cummings) |
Robot Ramp A special means of ingress and egress solely for use by mechanical help.
(From Robot Unwanted [1952] by Daniel Keyes) |
Jonnytruck A movable bathroom for hire; cost is offset by reclamation.
(From The Water Knife [2015] by Paolo Bacigalupi) |
Public Urine Collection Arcologies offer public latrines, then collect for reclamation.
(From The Water Knife [2015] by Paolo Bacigalupi) |
CAN-D Illegal narcotic chewed to alter the state of colonists.
(From The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch [1965] by Philip K. Dick) |
Stellarimeter Used by space navigators.
(From Babel-17 [1966] by Samuel R. Delany) |
Vivatape Perfectly seals cuts also helps through-skin implants heal.
(From Babel-17 [1966] by Samuel R. Delany) |
Command Bracelet A wrist-borne device with a variety of capabilities.
(From Sagramanda [2006] by Alan Dean Foster) |
Pocket Scanner A device that scans for the codes that will open a vehicle's door on command.
(From Sagramanda [2006] by Alan Dean Foster) |
Construction Robot Autonomous robots work on construction sites.
(From Runaway [1985] by Michael Crichton) |
Space Craft Rope Ladder Equipment used for debarking 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) |
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