Autofac by Philip K. Dick:
Science Fiction Inventions, Technology and Ideas

"Naturally, Man should want to stand on his own two feet ... but how can he when his own machines cut the ground out from under him?"


( Autofac by Philip K. Dick)

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Autofac (Nanorobots) - a factory that can replicate itself
Very small robots working on self-replication

Automatic Factory
Manufacturing facility that functions entirely autonomously.

Automatic Ore Cart
An autonomous truck for raw ore processing.

Autonomous Truck
A truck that drives itself and unloads itself.

Machines Colonize Universe
A brief description of a how automated machines might spread.

Network Repair Team
Dispatched to collect remains of destroyed machines.

Pizzled (Semantic Garble)
Use of nonsensical statements to deliberately confuse an artificial intelligence.

Raw Material-Tropic
Moves towards desirable raw materials.

Robot Factory Representative
An ambulatory agent of an automatic factory.

Search-Bug
An exploratory robot.

Synthetic Milk
Milk made without cows.

 

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