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by Philip K. Dick

Excellent short story details the perils of scrying with high technology to win wars. In this future, a variety of planets and moons in the solar system have been colonized; many populations defy the politicians of old Earth.

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bebionic Myo-Electric Hand Launched
   Can I see a show of hands? Robotic hands? Here's a video to help you make your own show.

Strawberry Picking Robot In Japan
   Although I like going out and picking strawberries for an idyllic hour, tasting as I go, I don't think I'd want to do it for a living. Robot task? Yes. With video.

Precision Agriculture: Robot Gardeners Serve Plant Network
   Interesting project by MIT postdoc Nikolaus Correll runs up against a future that Herbert, Dick, Gibson and Crichton all thought about.

Handbot Climbs Shelves, Has Rope Launcher
   This robot has two remarkable features that I've never seen on any other robot. This is exactly what I need for my sf library.

BeBionic Robotic Hand With Powered Wrist
   This remarkable prosthetic also has advanced silicone skin which will be available in 19 colors and custom fitted nails.

Vine Pruning Robots In New Zealand
   'Six years thou shalt sow thy field, and six years thy robot shalt prune thy vineyard.' (Note)

Rice-Planting Robots Rescue Japanese Farmers
   Rice-planting robots help out in the fields.

Robotic Lettuce Farm Has Green Thumb
   Automated farms take most of the back-breaking work out of growing lettuce.

Prospero, Robotic Farmer
   Fascinating new approach to the idea of mechanized agriculture.

Lifelike Robotic Fingers For Social Touching
   These new devices will allow people with prosthetic hands and arms to interact socially in ways that most of us haven't thought about.

Harvey The Agricultural Robot
   Introducing the Harvest Vehicle HV-100.

bebionic3 Myoelectric Robotic Hand
   'At the moment Eldritch made use of the five-finger humanoid manual extremity...'- Philip K. Dick, 1965.

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