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Science Fiction Inventions, Technology and Ideas

A wildly imaginative novel, out-of-control sentient robots start creating their own humans. Not a children's book. Select an invention:

Boppers - robots do their own thing
Self-reproducing robots; they did not obey Asimov's laws for robots (or any other man-made rules).

Flickercladding - light emission and absorption
A covering that allowed robots to absorb incident light or emit light, as needed.

Heartshirt - wear your pulse on your sleeve
A shirt that was able to detect heart sounds and display associated colors.

People-Mover
A fixed mode of transporting people outside; and, they get to sit down.

Twist-Box - hack your own reality
A device that scrambles your sensory input, providing you with a different kind of experience.

Vizzyprint - phone printer
A printer attached to a video phone.

Week Trees - quick bonsai
Specially engineered bonsai that could grow in a week, instead of decades.

 

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Japan's AI Buddharoid Automonks
re: Ray Naylor
(1/25/2026)

MIT Computerized Bionic Leg Is Part Of The User
re: Charles Recour
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(1/23/2026)

California Governor Candidate Calls For Voting By Phone
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Robots For Hire En Masse
re: Raymond E. Banks
(1/19/2026)

China's Handheld Electromagnetic Gun
re: Richard Morgan
(1/17/2026)

3D Printing A 12-Meter Boat Hull
re: Murray Leinster
(1/15/2026)

China Still Working On Rescue Robot That Eats People
re: Various
(1/13/2026)

Lawyer AIs Create Chaos In Our Legal System
re: David Brin
(1/11/2026)

Chinese Hospital Tries Vonnegut's 'Harrison Bergeron' Cosplay
re: Kurt Vonnegut
(1/9/2026)

Robot Clerks Become A Reality In China
re: Miriam Allen deFord
(1/7/2026)

Can One Robot Do Many Tasks?
re: Robert Sheckley
(1/5/2026)

Atlas Robot Makes Uncomfortable Movements
re: James Cameron
(1/3/2026)

Boring Company Drills Asimov's Single Vehicle Tunnels
re: Isaac Asimov
(1/1/2026)

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