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Airlock
An intermediate chamber between airless space and the interior of a space craft.
(From The Skylark of Space [1928] by E.E. 'Doc' Smith)
Wristband Viewer
A device for viewing aerial surveillance images that fits on your wrist.
(From Changeling [1980] by Roger Zelazny)
Optic Prosthesis
A replacement for a damaged eye.
(From Changeling [1980] by Roger Zelazny)
Robot Gun
An automated gun; typically used for sentry duty.
(From Aliens [1986] by Alan Dean Foster)
Inorganic Evolution
A process by which robots could alter their own structure, or the ways that they interact with other robots, to adapt to a changing world.
(From The Invincible [1954] by Stanislaw Lem)
Metal Insects
Small autonomous flying winged robots.
(From The Invincible [1954] by Stanislaw Lem)
Repair Robots
Autonomous robots that carry out maintenance functions on a space ship.
(From The Well-Oiled Machine [1950] by H.B. Fyfe)
Nanomachine Swarm (Black Cloud)
A cloud of tiny machines, able to work together autonomously.
(From The Invincible [1954] by Stanislaw Lem)
Reggie the Bartending Machine
A mechanism able to mix drinks; a robot bartender.
(From The Outpost [2002] by Mike Resnick)
Bibs
People who are put in cold-sleep because there is no niche for them in society.
(From Cantata 140 [1964] by Philip K. Dick)
Syn-Cof
Synthetic coffee.
(From Cantata 140 [1964] by Philip K. Dick)
Artif-Org
A mechanical version of a human organ.
(From Cantata 140 [1964] by Philip K. Dick)
Boulder
A device that homed in on a person's brain wave pattern; a very specific assassination device.
(From Cantata 140 [1964] by Philip K. Dick)
Word Tab
A feature of an e-paper document; touch the word tab and get more information.
(From Cantata 140 [1964] by Philip K. Dick)
Autonomic Food-Processing System
Technology allows food to be prepared untouched by human hands.
(From Cantata 140 [1964] by Philip K. Dick)
Machine Apartment
Each person lives isolated in their own room, supported by a vast planetary machine.
(From The Machine Stops [1909] by E.M. Forster)
Biological Circuit Fabrication
Creating an electronic circuit using biologically-based means.
(From The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe [1984] by Author Unknown)
Asteroid-Metal
Metal mined from asteroids.
(From The Mechanical Monarch [1958] by E.C. Tubb)
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