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Exfection Tailored microbes to repair human flesh.
(From The Caryatids [2009] by Bruce Sterling) |
Solar-Powered Electric Runabout A vehicle powered from the sun.
(From Let There Be Light [1940] by Lyle Monroe) |
Radar Detection of objects at a distance.
(From Ralph 124c 41 + [1911] by Hugo Gernsback) |
Appetizer An amazing adjunct to science-based restaurants; a room that increases appetite with gas!
(From Ralph 124c 41 + [1911] by Hugo Gernsback) |
Sleep Pod A special place for snoozing.
(From Mantis [1967] by Chris Boyce) |
Food Pellets Sustenance in a concentrated form.
(From The Republic of the Future [1887] by Anna Dodd) |
Life Phial Similar to a food pill, food in concentrated form.
(From Improvements So Extraordinary The World Will Shudder [1893] by Mary Elizabeth Lease) |
Sheep's Lozenge The nutritious portion of an entire sheep, in one pill.
(From The Fatal Curiosity, or, A Hundred Years Hence [1877] by James Payn) |
Vision-Based Autonomous Cars A vehicle that uses a visual sensor to gather information sufficient to safely drive.
(From Paradise and Iron [1930] by Miles J. Breuer) |
Electrical Brain A mechanism that grants memory an intelligence to machines.
(From Paradise and Iron [1930] by Miles J. Breuer) |
Leading Machine An exploratory device; it takes the form of an autonomous motorcycle.
(From Paradise and Iron [1930] by Miles J. Breuer) |
Supervision Robot (Squid) A wheeled device with tentacular grasping limbs.
(From Paradise and Iron [1930] by Miles J. Breuer) |
House Cleaning Device A robotic means of thorough home cleaning.
(From Paradise and Iron [1930] by Miles J. Breuer) |
Autonomous Ship A sea-going vessel that can leave port, traverse vast distances, and then dock, entirely without human assistance.
(From Paradise and Iron [1930] by Miles J. Breuer) |
Aircycle Motorcycle for the air with gravimetric coils instead of wheels.
(From Buck Rogers, 2430 AD [1929] by Philip Nowlan (w/D. Calkins)) |
Spinner Ship Pinwheel rockets created centrifugal forces like gravity.
(From Buck Rogers, 2430 AD [1929] by Philip Nowlan (w/D. Calkins)) |
Circuit Inhibiting Destructiveness Ensuring that robots take on the responsibility of pleasing their masters, and obeying their orders.
(From To Please The Master [1958] by Margaret St. Clair) |
Gyrocosmically Stabilized Interplanetary Rocket A mouthful, perfect for trips to the larger asteroids.
(From Buck Rogers, 2430 AD [1929] by Philip Nowlan (w/D. Calkins)) |
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