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| TBR (Talk Between Robots) Circuit | ||
| A special means of communications used by robots to speak with each other. |
Henry is a companion robot; it works diligently to arrange appointments and perform other tasks for its master.
| "Fine! Well, get started on the other things, then."
"Yes, sir," said Henry, and assumed the curious absent look of a robot talking on the TBR circuits - the Talk Between Robots radio - as it arranged the appointments for its master. |
| Technovelgy from The Midas Plague,
by Frederik Pohl. Published by Galaxy in 1954 Additional resources -
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I'm fascinated by the idea of robots that are able to communicate perfectly well in spoken English, but choose a private means of communication when talking with each other. It's as if they use a different language "below stairs" - out of the hearing of their masters.
Compare to Robot-Control Wave Band from Rex (1934) by Harl Vincent, mentanical communication from The Mentanicals (1934) by Francis Flagg, the robot language from Frankenstein - Unlimited (1936) by H.A. Highstone, the Autonomous Car Intercommunication from Sally (1953) by Isaac Asimov and the Information Sharing (Watchbird Network) from Watchbird (1953) by Robert Sheckley.
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