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Hypo Arm
A robotic arm used to autonomously deliver pharmaceuticals to patients.
(From Simulated Trainer [1958] by Harry Harrison)
Movable Slideway
A slideway (moving sidewalk) that can be extended to a spaceship to ease the debarkation process.
(From Between Planets [1951] by Robert Heinlein)
Shuttle
A space craft that travels point to point in space.
(From Liners of Space [1930] by Jim Vanny)
Torch
The orifice from which issued the reaction mass of an atomic powered space craft.
(From Farmer in the Sky [1950] by Robert Heinlein)
Parking Orbit
An orbit from which access to the planet's surface via a small auxiliary vessel is quick and uncomplicated.
(From Methuselah's Children [1941] by Robert Heinlein)
Mind-Shield
A mental defense or barrier that prevents access to one brain by another person or device.
(From Slan [1940] by A.E. van Vogt)
Soot-Extractor Nostril Plugs (Antisoot Plugs)
A small device worn to filter industrial pollutants out of breathing air.
(From The Space Merchants [1952] by Frederik Pohl (w/CM Kornbluth))
Stim-Crib
A cradle that provides virtual reality experiences to tiny tots.
(From Natulife [1994] by David Brin)
Auto-Treadmills (Needle-Gym)
A simulation-exercise room floor that allows the user to walk and run on a consistently realistic surface.
(From Natulife [1994] by David Brin)
Virtual Childrearing
Learn childcare the virtual way; maybe long distance childcare, too.
(From Natulife [1994] by David Brin)
Yeast-Beast Machine
A device for growing meat in a vat.
(From Natulife [1994] by David Brin)
Accu-Terrain Floor
A special floor for virtual reality environments that simulates any kind of surface.
(From Natulife [1994] by David Brin)
Robot Earthworm
Autonomous swarming robots the size of earthworms, with similar earth-digging capabilities.
(From War With The Robots [1962] by Harry Harrison)
Briefcase Computer
A portable computer workstation.
(From Inherit the Stars [1977] by James P. Hogan)
Gesture-Controlled Device
An electronic device that is controlled by hand gestures.
(From The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy [1979] by Douglas Adams)
Whuffie
A system in which one's actions, as perceived by others, directly procure the necessities of life; reputation-based currency.
(From Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom [2003] by Cory Doctorow)
Strakh
The prestige or social prominence which serves as a medium of exchange on the planet Sirene.
(From The Moon Moth [1976] by Jack Vance)
Human Object Recognition
System uses human beings as an aid to robotic object recognition.
(From Robot Justice [1959] by Harry Harrison)
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