The Witches of Karres by James Schmitz:
Science Fiction Inventions, Technology and Ideas

Part of this story was published in Astounding in 1949; the 1949 material was incorporated in the book-length version published in 1966. Select an invention:

Self-Assembling Robots - robot, configure thyself
Robots with the capacity to assemble themselves from components, and then switch themselves on.

Sheem Spider Robot
A robotic spider.

 

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