I would certainly like to have a robot that autonomously finds, picks up and disposes of trash. Like this little guy.
(Autonomous trash bot video)
In his 1955 classic Autofac, writer Philip K. Dick confidently predicts the emergence of little robots that diligently search out trash:
Now five Pittsburgh search-bugs were approaching the mound of tungsten products. Receptors waving excitedly, they increased their pace, scurrying in a sudden burst of discovery up the side of the mound to the top.
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