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![]() I especially like the fact that this robot is "homotropic," meaning that it turns towards and seeks out human beings. By analogy with heliotropic flowers, so-called because they track the motion of the sun.
This news vending machine and its habits match up well with the homeostatic newspapers or homeopapes used to create the news in other stories. Comment/Join this discussion ( 1 ) | RSS/XML | Blog This | Additional
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