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"I kind of take it for granted that our great-grandchildren will regard us as a sort of precursor species. That they won't think of us as human and if we could see them, we probably wouldn't think of them as human either."
- William Gibson
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| Robutler | ||
| A robotic butler. |
| "... Firtina Amalgamated (construction) Robutlers, Limited. The finest product on the market."
"What is?" "Robutlers." "You wouldn't think me dense if I asked what a robutler is?" "A luxury product that is a necessity for the proper home. A robot that is programmed, trained, articulated and specially designed for but a single function. A butler, a servant, a willing aid around the house that makes the house a home, relieving the lady of the establishment of the chores and cares and stresses of modern living . . ." |
| Technovelgy from The Stainless Steel Rat's Revenge,
by Harry Harrison. Published by Pyramid in 1970 Additional resources -
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Compare to the electrical valet from The Lord of Tranerica (1939) by Stanton A. Coblentz, the butler-valet robot from The Jester (1951) by William Tenn, the robant from The Impossible Planet (1953) by Philip K. Dick, the consumption robots from The Midas Plague (1954) by Frederik Pohl and the autobutle from The Godmakers (1972) by Frank Herbert.
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