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| Underwater Robot | ||
| An autonomous mechanical for use underwater. |
As far as I know, the first use of the phrase "underwater robot".
| When Coleman, he’s the local big-shot, called the agencies for an underwater robot, I was packed into a new body and sent running. |
| Technovelgy from The Velvet Glove,
by Harry Harrison. Published by Fantastic Universe in 1956 Additional resources -
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