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Robot Masseuse Rubs People The Right Way

This handy robotic masseuse would look great next to my bed at home, ready to go at any time:

SF great AE van Vogt described an automatic, robotic massager in Far Centaurus, published by Astounding Science-Fiction in 1944:

Slowly, I pushed my hand toward the edge of the bed. Click! My fingers pressed the button that was there. There was a faint hum. The automatic massager began to fumble gently over my naked form.

(Massage robot from Far Centaurus)

First, it rubbed my arms; then it moved to my legs and so on over my body. As it progressed, I could feel the fine slick of oil that oozed from it working into my dry skin.

A dozen times I could have screamed from the pain of life returning. But in an hour I was able to sit up and turn on the lights.

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