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Master-Operator
Takes over the functions of many different household robots.
(From Cost of Living [1952] by Robert Sheckley)
Narrow Belt Climate
A sliver of a tidally-locked world that is inhabitable.
(From Too Many Boards! [1931] by Harl Vincent)
Dispatcher Displays
A setup that shows a dozen different locations.
(From The Meteor Miners [1935] by L.A. Eshbach)
Charged Catching Net
A net used in space; current can be used.
(From The Scrambler [1941] by Harry Walton)
Stun Gun
A device which dispensed electric bolts.
(From The Unforeseen [1946] by Mark Champion)
Contraceptone
A contraceptive with 100% success, for men and women.
(From Throwback [1952] by Miriam Allen deFord)
Counselor
An electronic source of advice for humans.
(From Throwback [1952] by Miriam Allen deFord)
Robot Clerk
An autonomous clerical unit - a robot that could wait on you in a store.
(From Throwback [1952] by Miriam Allen deFord)
Robotic Tail
A sleek coiled length of robotic segments.
(From The Wabbler [1942] by Murray Leinster)
Robot Harvester
A large autonomous robot that moves through the fields taking in grain.
(From Forever is Too Long [1944] by Chester S. Geier)
Car Caravan
A set of cars that will follow a lead car autonomously.
(From Carry Me Home [1954] by Gordon R. Dickson)
Robot Watchdog
A mechanical and mostly autonomous pet.
(From The Rivals [1956] by Robert Silverberg)
Ro-Eye
A drone used for surveillance - a robot-eye.
(From The Unforeseen [1946] by Mark Champion)
Quarry Shell
An automated rocket used to search for and destroy escaped prisoners once located.
(From The Unforeseen [1946] by Mark Champion)
Extee
An uncommon abbreviation for "extraterrestrial"
(From Mother [1953] by Philip Jose Farmer)
Birth of Alien to Human
The birth of an alien individual to a human woman.
(From Freedom of the Race [1953] by Anne McCaffrey)
Human Head Transplant
Putting a human head on a new body, surgically.
(From Professor Dowell's Head [1925] by Alexander Belaev)
Robot Farm
A farm staffed and run entirely by robots.
(From Let Freedom Ring [1950] by Fritz Leiber)
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