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Robot Conductor
A robot that serves as the conductor on a bus.
(From The Woman You Wanted [1958] by Robert Silverberg)
Precrime Sleeve Communicator
A device for communication worn as part of the uniform jacket.
(From Minority Report (Movie) [2002] by Steven Spielberg)
Spider Robot
A mechanism in the form of a spider.
(From The Mystery of Element 117 [1949] by Milton K. Smith)
Robot Detector
A device that can sense robotics.
(From Assignment in the Unknown [1951] by Frank Quattrocchi)
Robot Fish
A mechanical fish.
(From At Kokomo Joe's [1989] by Brooke Stauffer)
Electronic Image Intensifier
Much more sensitive than the human eye.
(From A Fall of Moondust [1961] by Arthur C. Clarke)
Sleep Machine
A device guaranteeing a good night's sleep.
(From Short Trip to Nowhere [1965] by R.M. Williams)
Sleep Generator
An automated way to impose sleep on the brain.
(From 2001: A Space Odyssey [1968] by Arthur C. Clarke)
Humming-Code
A personal communication.
(From Dune [1965] by Frank Herbert)
Hive-Sign
Specialized sign language developed by an offshoot of humanity.
(From Hellstrom's Hive [1972] by Frank Herbert)
Trip to Mars
A voyage across space to the planet Mars.
(From Across the Zodiac [1880] by Percy Greg)
Atomician Sign Language
Specialized sign language used by those who work with atomics.
(From The Faceless Men [1948] by Leo Zagat)
Earthsuit
Like a spacesuit, but protects you from the Earth.
(From Termination Shock [2021] by Neal Stephenson)
Automated Factories
Manufacturing facilities that do not require human workers.
(From The Peacemongers [1957] by Poul Anderson)
Launch Shock
Astronauts need protection from the shock of being launched into space.
(From Somnium (The Dream) [1634] by Johannes Kepler)
Astronaut Sleep
The idea that there is a benefit to putting astronauts to sleep during space travel.
(From Somnium (The Dream) [1634] by Johannes Kepler)
Machines Colonize Universe
A brief description of a how automated machines might spread.
(From Autofac [1955] by Philip K. Dick)
Consolidator
A craft for embarking on voyages through space.
(From The Consolidator [1705] by Daniel Defoe)
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