Unmanned Hotels Project By Itochu/Orico
The impersonal hotel gets even more so; the Hotel Hendrix from Altered Carbon comes closer. (re: Richard Morgan)

World's First Artificial Human Liver Grown In Lab
The creation of 'mini-livers' from stem cells may be in time to avoid the dangers of too much demand in the organ transplant field. (re: Larry Niven)

Robotic Hands Get A Grip
Blue collar droids get their wish this Christmas - better hands! (re: Various)

N.S.E.C.T. Robotic Attack Insect From Tyco
This so-called toy is a terrifying realization of the deadly insect robots in Crichton's Runaway; Gene Simmons, beware! (re: Michael Crichton)

Shadow Robot Hand With Air Muscles
The Shadow Hand provides a very humanlike feel, due to the unique muscles that power hand motions; seen at NextFest 2006. (re: Various)

Biological Cybernetics Lab Dextrous Robot Hand
Very quick to respond, the only difference is the 'clacking' sound it made when it gestured; seen at NextFest 2006. (re: Various)

Bionic Dolphins And Whale Waldoes
Amazing prototype submersible is not your father's water toy; this baby's got a Corvette engine. (re: David Brin)

SunTracker One Brings The Sun Inside
Very cool device to bring a significant amount of light inside your house or building regardless of the sun's direction. (re: Ray Bradbury)

PaPeRo Robot Childcare In Japan
Phil Dick's robot nanny could beat up this childcare robot - but PaPeRo actually exists and is working with children today. (re: Philip K. Dick)

Big Brother Would Like A Word With You
In a dubious zero-tolerance policy toward unwanted behavior, Britain lets Big Brother do the talking. (re: George Orwell)

Two Human Species In 100,000 Years? Stick With Wells
Will the human species bifurcate into Haves and Have-Nots? Eloi and Morlocks? (re: H.G. Wells)

Undergrad Proposes Asteroids As Radiation Shields
Excellent idea from a 19 year-old undergrad - and Arthur C. Clarke - could get astronauts to Mars more safely. (re: Arthur C. Clarke)

Bio-Shirts From Korea Monitor Athletes
Very lightweight shirt to help elite athletes (and amateurs) train and avoid overstraining themselves - maybe you'll wear one when you get older. (re: Rudy Rucker)

NASA TeTWalker Shape-Shifting Robot Update
This robot is like no other, but it may be able to walk across irregular terrain like no ordinary robot. (re: Various)

Laser Gunship Prototype By 2007
The military is working hard to bring this weapon system online, hopefully in time for Cyberdyne Systems to use it. (re: James Cameron)

Books of Hope Talk to Everyone
These talking books from Africa are a first. (re: Harlan Ellison)