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by Philip K. Dick

"Eric didn't know what he was starting when he brought the small package from Ganymede."

('A Present for Pat' by Philip K. Dick)

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PaPeRo Robot Childcare In Japan
   Phil Dick's robot nanny could beat up this childcare robot - but PaPeRo actually exists and is working with children today.

RobuCAB Robotic Taxi
   RobuCAB looks kind of cute, and it doesn't need space for a driver. What writer could think of a good personality for a robot cab driver?

RUTH Robot Is 'Inspecting' Your Car
   This robot is taking your place in evaluating new cars. What else might this robot be able to do?

AutoNOMOS Robotic Taxi Called By iPad App
   This modified VW Passat can be called and controlled with an iPad.

Autonomous Cars Will Own Themselves
   'The robot drew his cab up before Eric's modest six-room bungalow.'- Philip K. Dick, 1952.

Do You Really Want Your Car To Talk To Pedestrians?
   'Robots have worse problems than anybody' - Philip K. Dick, 1952.

TeslaBot Uber Driver (2024) And The Automatic Motorist (1911)
   'Robots have worse problems than anybody' Philip K. Dick, 1954.

Chaffeur Robot Musashi Will Drive Your Regular Car
   'What would you do,' Eric asked the robot cabdriver, 'if your wife had turned to stone, your best friend were a toad, and you had lost your job?' - Philip K. Dick, 1954

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