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Bubble City
Underwater domes provide living space for large communities.
(From My Name is Legion [1976] by Roger Zelazny)
Servok
An 'automatic' or clock-set mechanism to perform simple tasks.
(From Dune [1965] by Frank Herbert)
Mediatronic Display
Electronic paper comes in big sheets.
(From The Diamond Age [1995] by Neal Stephenson)
Sky-Eye
A football-sized flying surveillance device.
(From The Diamond Age [1995] by Neal Stephenson)
Psychohistory
Branch of mathematics describes the behavior of human beings en masses.
(From Foundation [1951] by Isaac Asimov)
Reality Tape
The medium upon which the life experience of an electric ant - a robotic person - is presented.
(From The Electric Ant [1969] by Philip K. Dick)
Solar Station
A satellite that gathers solar energy in space and then beams it to Earth (or other planetary surface).
(From Reason [1941] by Isaac Asimov)
Fontema
A strange two 'wheeled' animal.
(From First Lensman [1950] by E.E. 'Doc' Smith)
Biot
A biological robot.
(From Rendezvous With Rama [1972] by Arthur C. Clarke)
Window-Cleaner Robots
Robots that perform the task of cleaning and polishing transparent surfaces.
(From Rendezvous With Rama [1972] by Arthur C. Clarke)
Machine Evolution
An early look at the idea that machines can evolve all by themselves, physically and intellectually.
(From Second Variety [1953] by Philip K. Dick)
Christmas Bush Motile Robot
Repair robot with extra-sensitive hands.
(From Rocheworld [1985] by Robert Forward)
Martian Print Amoeba
An organism able to mimic consumer goods.
(From Now Wait For Last Year [1966] by Philip K. Dick)
Ebony Teeth
Completely black artificial teeth.
(From Now Wait For Last Year [1966] by Philip K. Dick)
Robant Bill Collector
A robot designed to collect overdue bills, no matter what.
(From Now Wait For Last Year [1966] by Philip K. Dick)
Surgical Homeostatic Unit
An autonomous surgical robot, able to drill into the body and perform surgery.
(From Now Wait For Last Year [1966] by Philip K. Dick)
Handbag Computer
Device capable of carrying on your conversation for you.
(From The Futurological Congress [1974] by Stanislaw Lem)
Inflatable Church
A church using an inflatable projection screen as an altar.
(From The Shockwave Rider [1975] by John Brunner)
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