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Facial Recognition A device that scans a person, compares to a database, and brings out more stored information.
(From Rogue Psi [1962] by James Schmitz) |
Ruum Spherical Robot An autonomous spherical robot, possibly liquid metal, self-energizing, of alien design; a collector.
(From The Ruum [1953] by Arthur Porges) |
Language Net Endows the user with the ability to understand any language.
(From The Sorceror Pharesm [1966] by Gerald Vance) |
Liquid Metal Telescope (Solid) A large LMT made solid.
(From The Infinite Vision [1926] by Charles C. Winn) |
Boxing Robot Robots that fight in exhibitions, in the ring, for spectators.
(From Steel [1956] by Richard Matheson) |
Electric-Powered Caterpillar Shovels Mining equipment powered by electricity.
(From The Fortress of Utopia [1939] by Jack Williamson) |
Ideophore A device that quickly and (almost?) painlessly transfers knowledge from one brain to another.
(From The Fortress of Utopia [1939] by Jack Williamson) |
Spaceplane A craft able to land on Earth and take off directly for space.
(From Zarnak [1937] by Max Plaisted) |
Automaton Judge An entirely artificial, mechanical judge for the courtroom.
(From The Mummy! A Tale of the Twenty-Second Century [1828] by Jane Webb Loudon) |
Automaton Birds Mechanical fowl sing sweetly.
(From The Mummy! A Tale of the Twenty-Second Century [1828] by Jane Webb Loudon) |
Lawyer Robot An autonomous, robotic lawyer.
(From How-2 [1954] by Clifford Simak) |
Beer Robot A robot prepared and filled with draft beer.
(From How-2 [1954] by Clifford Simak) |
Automaton Lawyer's Clerk An autonomous clerk to lawyers.
(From The Lawyer's Clerk Question Settled [1844] by Staff of Punch) |
Electrofriend (Artificial Friend) A tiny electric friend, which nestles in your ear, and provides advice and information.
(From Automatthew's Friend [1972] by Stanislaw Lem) |
Bobble (Confinement Sphere) A sphere of force that entirely isolates the interior from the rest of the universe.
(From The Peace War [1984] by Vernor Vinge) |
Boarding Space-Line A method for two ships to connect at a distance, allowing a passenger to move safely between ships.
(From Tyrann [1951] by Isaac Asimov) |
Absolute Black A material which, when covering an object, will reflect no light whatsoever.
(From The Shadow and the Flash [1903] by Jack London) |
Wall in the Air An invisible barrier that protects an entire island or city.
(From Rondah, or Thirty-Three Years in a Star [1887] by Florence Carpenter Dieudonné) |
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