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| Android Safety Mechanism A device that temporarily incapacitates an android. (From Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? [1968] by Philip K. Dick) |
| Orbiting Factories Manufacturing centers in orbit around the Earth. (From The Fountains of Paradise [1978] by Arthur C. Clarke) |
| Alien Zoo A zoo that brings together plants and animals from many planets. (From The Dosadi Experiment [1977] by Frank Herbert) |
| Smoke Jets (Air Leak Detection) A means of determining the location of air leaks in a building built on an airless moon. (From The Great Dome of Mercury [1932] by Leo Zagat) |
| Floating Castle A vast building floating freely above the land surface of Ringworld. (From Ringworld [1970] by Larry Niven) |
| Ownership of Machines Who will own the machines that produce material abundance? (From The Revolt of the Machines [1931] by Nat Schachner (w. AL Zagat)) |
| Dressing Machines Semi-autonomous guided devices that could dress a person in ordinary clothing. (From The Revolt of the Machines [1931] by Nat Schachner (w. AL Zagat)) |
| Robot Gas Station An entirely automated station for dispensing fuel to consumer vehicles. (From Flow My Tears, The Policeman Said [1974] by Philip K. Dick) |
| KR-3 A drug that breaks down the ability of the brain to perceive space and physical objects properly, or in sequence; a new universe opens. (From Flow My Tears, The Policeman Said [1974] by Philip K. Dick) |
| Floating Building An apartment building that floats a few feet off the ground. (From Flow My Tears, The Policeman Said [1974] by Philip K. Dick) |
| EEG-Gram Projection Detection of unique characteristics at a distance. (From Flow My Tears, The Policeman Said [1974] by Philip K. Dick) |
| Spacelanes Traffic Jam Fanciful description of commuters in space. (From Sales Pitch [1954] by Philip K. Dick) |
| Robutler A robotic butler. (From The Stainless Steel Rat's Revenge [1970] by Harry Harrison) |
| Nerve Machine A device that delivers pure pain via neural currents. (From The Stainless Steel Rat's Revenge [1970] by Harry Harrison) |
| Picphone A small telephone that has a screen to show pictures. (From Flow My Tears, The Policeman Said [1974] by Philip K. Dick) |
| Killalc Pills Counteracts the effects of alcohol consumption. (From The Stainless Steel Rat's Revenge [1970] by Harry Harrison) |
| Transparent Overalls Perfect for prisoners, because nothing can be concealed. (From The Stainless Steel Rat's Revenge [1970] by Harry Harrison) |
| Luggage Robot Perfect helper at robotic hotels. (From The Stainless Steel Rat's Revenge [1970] by Harry Harrison) |
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