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Clericomotor
An automaton clergyman; a robotic pastor.
(From The Clericomotor [1884] by Author Unknown)
Machine Evolution
Machines last longer and evolve more quickly than Man, and so will supplant them.
(From The Last Evolution [1932] by John W. Campbell)
Men Spread To The Planets
The idea that human beings should populate worlds other than Earth.
(From The Last Evolution [1932] by John W. Campbell)
Coordinator Machine
A machine that functions as a ruler.
(From The Last Evolution [1932] by John W. Campbell)
Hired Man
An automaton helper.
(From Mr. Corndropper's Hired Man [1900] by W.M. Stannard)
Master-Operator
Takes over the functions of many different household robots.
(From Cost of Living [1952] by Robert Sheckley)
Mental Phantasmagoria
Telepathic emanations from an alien machine create a virtual reality for human visitors.
(From The Lotus-Engine [1940] by Raymond Z. Gallun)
Virtual Reality
A fictitious and illusory world.
(From The Theatre and Its Double [1938] by Antonin Artaud)
Dead-Show
Forced reliving of memory and experience after death.
(From Her Smoke Rose Up Forever [1974] by James Tiptree, Jr.)
Narrow Belt Climate
A sliver of a tidally-locked world that is inhabitable.
(From Too Many Boards! [1931] by Harl Vincent)
Dispatcher Displays
A setup that shows a dozen different locations.
(From The Meteor Miners [1935] by L.A. Eshbach)
Charged Catching Net
A net used in space; current can be used.
(From The Scrambler [1941] by Harry Walton)
Contraceptone
A contraceptive with 100% success, for men and women.
(From Throwback [1952] by Miriam Allen deFord)
Counselor
An electronic source of advice for humans.
(From Throwback [1952] by Miriam Allen deFord)
Robot Clerk
An autonomous clerical unit - a robot that could wait on you in a store.
(From Throwback [1952] by Miriam Allen deFord)
Stun Gun
A device which dispensed electric bolts.
(From The Unforeseen [1946] by Mark Champion)
Robotic Tail
A sleek coiled length of robotic segments.
(From The Wabbler [1942] by Murray Leinster)
Robot Harvester
A large autonomous robot that moves through the fields taking in grain.
(From Forever is Too Long [1944] by Chester S. Geier)
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