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| The Hub A large space resort consisting of inhabitable bubbles in a metal framework. (From Worlds of Origin [1958] by Jack Vance) |
| Thermodyne Heat Ray Device focuses, and projects, a heat beam. (From A Brand New World [1942] by Ray Cummings) |
| Voicewriter Screen (Computer Monitor) A screen that displays characters. (From Granny Won't Knit [1954] by Theodore Sturgeon) |
| Silencer-Padding Robots need to have special padding on the bottoms of their lower limbs, so they don't clank as they walk. (From Robot Unwanted [1952] by Daniel Keyes) |
| Robotic Conductor A robot charged with conductor's duties aboard a bus or other public transportation. (From Paycheck [1953] by Philip K. Dick) |
| Robodore A robot specialized for use as a stevedore, emptying the contents of ships in port. (From Robot Unwanted [1952] by Daniel Keyes) |
| Robot Ramp A special means of ingress and egress solely for use by mechanical help. (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 Manumission The freeing of a robotic being from a state of being owned property. (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) |
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