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"In 1970 I found little difficulty staying 30 years ahead of the man in the street, and now I find it difficult to stay 18 months ahead of the man on the street."
- Vernor Vinge
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| Robot Ramp | ||
| A special means of ingress and egress solely for use by mechanical help. |
Free robots, like F-R, were not welcome to take their place with the human beings.
| Standing on the raised man-walk on the south side of Agency Avenue, he looked like any of the other utility-robots that hurried up and down the robot-ramp behind him performing their various services occupied in their various jobs except for the letters F-R stenciled in black on his silvery service, and the fact that he was not moving along the low-set robot ramp. |
| Technovelgy from Robot Unwanted,
by Daniel Keyes. Published by Other Worlds in 1952 Additional resources -
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This corresponds to the special servant's corridors in the homes of the wealthy.
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