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Science fiction in the News articles describe real-world events that relate to the ideas and inventions in sf novels and movies. Select a news article:

Bush Robots - Fingers On Your Fingers On Your Fingers...
   From Heinlein to Moravec to MacLeod - bush robots are cool.

Flying Micro-Robot Has Pincer
   With a laser-activated pincer and weighing just 3 hundredths of an ounce, this micro-robot might someday be a fly on the wall of your clean room.

Hopfield Neural Net Helper AIs For Astronauts
   Wouldn't it be nice to have a kind of 'helper' AI that could go with you and notice things that you don't?

Yale Aerial Manipulator Flying Robotic Hand
   Just think of all the possible uses of a flying robotic hand.

Rovable Robots Crawl Across Your Body
   'Most of the crew have the tiny imp ride on their shoulder...' - Robert Forward, 1985.

Kino Project Roaming Personal Fashion Robots
   'Most of the crew have the tiny imp ride on their shoulder...' - Robert Forward, 1985.

Calico Wearable Robot Like Robert Forward's Imp
   'The imps go into the spacesuit with the humans...'- Robert Forward, 1985.

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