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Automatic Light Switch
A device that senses if an illuminated room is empty, and turns off the light.
(From The Man Who Sold The Moon [1950] by Robert Heinlein)
Police Robot
A fully autonomous, man-shaped robotic police officer.
(From Arm of the Law [1958] by Harry Harrison)
Robotic Trash Can
A sensor-equipped waste can capable of autonomous cleaning - and legal judgement.
(From Robot Justice [1959] by Harry Harrison)
Robot Judge
Artificially intelligent legal machine - robes and all.
(From Robot Justice [1959] by Harry Harrison)
Tower of Glass
An enormous glass tower built to communicate outside the solar system.
(From Tower of Glass [1970] by Robert Silverberg)
Undercover Detective Robot
Specialized robot masquerades as different robot types to spy on criminals.
(From The Velvet Glove [1956] by Harry Harrison)
Blue Collar Robot (Self-Repairing)
An autonomous robot required to find its own work.
(From The Velvet Glove [1956] by Harry Harrison)
Tuned-Laser Decontamination
Process to destroy foreign biomolecules within the body.
(From Hybrids (Neanderthal Parallax) [2003] by Robert J. Sawyer)
Electric Monk
Robotic device provides belief services.
(From Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency [1987] by Douglas Adams)
Tranquilizing Gum
Chewing gum with a tranquilizing agent.
(From Ubik [1969] by Philip K. Dick)
Robot Pope
An artificially intelligent robotic cardinal ascends to the Throne of St. Peter.
(From Good News From the Vatican [1971] by Robert Silverberg)
'Pape Machine
Yet another name for the homeostatic newspaper; this one has special features including news search.
(From Ubik [1969] by Philip K. Dick)
Artiforg
An artificial organ kept 'on line' in the body.
(From Ubik [1969] by Philip K. Dick)
Kuang Grade Mark Eleven Penetration Program
Chinese virus software for breaking the ICE.
(From Neuromancer [1984] by William Gibson)
Moondozer
A bulldozer for lunar conditions.
(From A Fall of Moondust [1961] by Arthur C. Clarke)
Water-Springs
Using water to cushion the living space of a spacecraft from the effects of acceleration.
(From From the Earth to the Moon [1867] by Jules Verne)
Igloo Inflatable Moon Habitat
An inflatable, portable lunar shelter that can be easily moved and set up.
(From A Fall of Moondust [1961] by Arthur C. Clarke)
Electrosecretary
An automatic transcription device.
(From A Fall of Moondust [1961] by Arthur C. Clarke)
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