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"Writing about the future, I have a vested interest in there being a future for me to write about."
- John Brunner
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| Robot Prohibition | ||
| Robots may not wander alone. |
A unique restriction on the activities of robots.
| ...she was helped greatly by the City Law of 1963 which prohibited "automatic mechanical men" from appearing in the city streets except in a closed vehicle driven by a human being. However, the prevalence of robots in almost all buildings proved to be very annoying. This was particularly true in the case of the visivox theatres, all the more elaborate of which boasted robot ushers. |
| Technovelgy from Robbie (Strange Playfellow),
by Isaac Asimov. Published by Super Science Stories in 1940 Additional resources -
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