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Police Web
A kind of stasis field, which can be made portable.
(From The Soft Weapon [1967] by Larry Niven)
Viewphone
Comm that provided both sound and video.
(From Revolt of the Star Men [1932] by Raymond Z. Gallun)
Super Whost
A kind of breakfast food.
(From Super Whost [1947] by Margaret St. Clair)
Robots Earn For Individuals
The point at which humanoid robots with AGI can be purchased and then rented out by ordinary people, for a profit.
(From The Instigators [1956] by Raymond E. Banks)
Space Raft
A kind of escape craft, or lifeboat.
(From Dusk on the Moon [1943] by Hannes Bok)
Unlocker Robot
An autonomous device that unlocked doors, as needed.
(From But Who Can Replace A Man [1958] by Brian Aldiss)
Brain Class
Class ten brain is the lowest.
(From But Who Can Replace A Man [1958] by Brian Aldiss)
Wonder-Box
A device that transmuted color directly into musical experience in the brain.
(From A Columbus of Space [1909] by Garrett P. Serviss)
Machine Learning Training
Teaching a computer
(From ETAOIN SHRDLU [1942] by Frederic Brown)
Robot Manifesto
A linotype machine demands its rights.
(From ETAOIN SHRDLU [1942] by Frederic Brown)
Rejuvenation (Women)
Restoring youthful appearance, vigor and cognition.
(From Black Oxen [1923] by Gertrude Atherton)
Autonomous Crane Truck
Multipurpose self-actuated truck with crane and chain.
(From Paradise and Iron [1930] by Miles J. Breuer)
Automated City
A fully automated, complete town.
(From Mechanopolis [1913] by Miguel de Unamuno)
Sunpower Station
An orbiting solar collector, beaming energy down to Earth.
(From The Last Question [1956] by Isaac Asimov)
Autonomous Lifeboat
A water-going craft whose AI is devoted to the safety of its passengers.
(From The Lifeboat Mutiny [1955] by Robert Sheckley)
Planetary Defense
Keeping the Earth safe!
(From When the Green Star Waned [1925] by Nictzin Dyalhis)
Mechanical Calculator
A device capable of extraordinary feats of computation
(From The Thousand-and-Second Tale of Scheherazade [1845] by Edgar Allen Poe)
Giant Outdoor Display
Projecting a building-sized image.
(From The Shape of Things To Come [1936] by H.G. Wells)
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