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"I am not a speed reader. I am a speed understander."
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![]() Very early description of this idea; the user viewed the work through the "electric eyes" of the robot.
Compare to the waldo from Waldo (1940) by Robert Heinlein. It is of particular interest to note that Heinlein's idea was the impetus for the development of similar devices used in the nuclear power industry - they were even called "waldoes".
See also the teleoperated lab robots from Cities in Flight by James Blish.
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