Love Among The Robots by Emmett McDowell:
Science Fiction Inventions, Technology and Ideas

"Henry Ohm, staid scientist, found he couldn’t keep his mind on his work— with that girl around. Such was the development of her — ah — personality that even the robots began getting ideas!"


(Love Among The Robots by Emmett McDowell)

Intriguing story about an independent-minded woman who is trying to run a mining operation on an asteroid, and a roboticist who is supervising eight experimental general purpose robots. The story has some fascinating speculations about how robots could learn to 'feel' in a manner similar to ourselves.

Read the story here. Select an invention:

Asteroid Mine - ore from space
The practice of seeking out and mining asteroids for their ore.

Mining Worm (Robot) - dig, robot, dig!
An autonomous mining robot shaped like a worm.

Plastic Igloo - with an airlock
A heavy plastic shelter for use in airless environments.

 

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