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| Funnel-Shaped Landing Framework A special purpose landing dock area that is wider at the top until the craft is captured toward the bottom. (From Evans of the Earth-Guard [1930] by Edmond Hamilton) |
| Space-Phone A device for communicating with space ships, both ship-to-ship and ground-to-ship. (From The Message From Space [1930] by David M. Speaker) |
| Wind-Suncatcher A combination wind turbine and solar energy gathering device. (From Down on the Farm [1937] by Simpson Stokes) |
| Opaque Helmet A spacesuit helmet that has no see-through components at all; fully enclosed metal. (From Wanderer of the Void [1937] by Dr. Arch Carr) |
| Mechanical Cow (Nibbler) An autonomous mechanism that performs some of the actions of an ordinary bovine. (From Down on the Farm [1937] by Simpson Stokes) |
| Fight Machine (Boxing Robot) An autonomous boxer. (From Jingle in the Jungle [1957] by Aldo Giunta) |
| Teleray Destruction over great distances. (From Cosmic Teletype [1938] by Carl Jacobi) |
| Robot-Referee An autonomous robot judge at athletic events. (From Jingle in the Jungle [1957] by Aldo Giunta) |
| Robot Conductor A robot that serves as the conductor on a bus. (From The Woman You Wanted [1958] by Robert Silverberg) |
| Precrime Sleeve Communicator A device for communication worn as part of the uniform jacket. (From Minority Report (Movie) [2002] by Steven Spielberg) |
| Spider Robot A mechanism in the form of a spider. (From The Mystery of Element 117 [1949] by Milton K. Smith) |
| Robot Detector A device that can sense robotics. (From Assignment in the Unknown [1951] by Frank Quattrocchi) |
| Robot Fish A mechanical fish. (From At Kokomo Joe's [1989] by Brooke Stauffer) |
| Electronic Image Intensifier Much more sensitive than the human eye. (From A Fall of Moondust [1961] by Arthur C. Clarke) |
| Sleep Machine A device guaranteeing a good night's sleep. (From Short Trip to Nowhere [1965] by R.M. Williams) |
| Sleep Generator An automated way to impose sleep on the brain. (From 2001: A Space Odyssey [1968] by Arthur C. Clarke) |
| Hive-Sign Specialized sign language developed by an offshoot of humanity. (From Hellstrom's Hive [1972] by Frank Herbert) |
| Humming-Code A personal communication. (From Dune [1965] by Frank Herbert) |
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