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"But the problem with reincarnation is that it's hard to imagine what the storage medium for past lives would be. Not to mention the input-output device. I hesitate to rule it out completely, but I'd need pretty definite proof."
- Arthur C. Clarke
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| Police Robot | ||
| A fully autonomous, man-shaped robotic police officer. |
The sleepy little spaceport town of Nineport, Mars, is totally unprepared for the arrival of a new police officer from Earth.
| Experimental or not, this was a nice-looking hunk of machinery. A uniform navy-blue all over, though the outlet cases, hooks and such were a metallic gold... This was as close as a robot could get to a cop in uniform, without being a joke.
Then I noticed the tiny glow of light in the robot's eye lenses... "Get out of that box," I said. The robot came up smooth and fast as a rocket, landing two feet in front of me and whipping out a snappy salute. "Police Experimental Robot, serial number XPO-50-934B reporting for duty, sir." |
| From Arm of the Law,
by Harry Harrison. Published by Fantastic Universe in 1958 Additional resources -
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