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Finally, Robot Conductors On Autonomous Buses
'Wardour Street,' he told the robot-conductor.' - Robert Silverberg, 1958. (10/1/2024) |
RoboShiko! Sumo Exercises Still Good For Robots
'... the expressionless face before me was therefore that of the golem-wrestler, Rolem, a creature that could be set for five times the strength of a human being.' - Roger Zelazny, 1966. (9/29/2024) |
Giant Robotic Hands At Gundam Next Future Science
'Waldo put his arms into the primary pair before him; all three pairs, including the secondary pair mounted before the machine, came to life.' - Robert Heinlein, 1942. (9/27/2024) |
JWST Finds Bucking Centaur 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1
'... the glittering little rocket bolted to the black iron behind him.' - Jack Williamson, 1933. (9/25/2024) |
BeamBike Solar Power Canopy For Electric Bikes
'The slender stalks of a sunshade-photocell collector...' - David Brin, 1990. (9/23/2024) |
California Fireman Arrested For Starting Fires
'Fire is bright and fire is clean.' - Ray Brandbury, 1953. (9/21/2024) |
Robots Need A Better Sense Of Touch
'First, it rubbed my arms...' (9/19/2024) |
MouthPad Supports Head And Tongue Tracking
'The operation that had transformed half his body... had located the control switchboard in his teeth.'- Alfred Bester, 1956. (9/17/2024) |
REALLY Remote Control Excavators
'It takes over a second for the signal to get to the Moon...' - Pournelle and Niven, 1981 (9/15/2024) |
Disney Helping Robots Dance
Dance, Robots, Dance. (9/13/2024) |
Kolors Virtual-Try-On Predicted, And TRIED, By Harry Harrison
'Bill blinked at his own face under the plumed helmet...' - Harry Harrison, 1965 (9/11/2024) |
Detecting Drones In Ukraine With Candy (Sukork)
'...a robot detector circuit closed, activating a bell." - Frank Quattrocchi, 1951. (9/9/2024) |
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Robot Conductor
A robot that serves as the conductor on a bus.
(From The Woman You Wanted [1958] by Robert Silverberg) |
Precrime Sleeve Communicator
A device for communication worn as part of the uniform jacket.
(From Minority Report (Movie) [2002] by Steven Spielberg) |
Spider Robot
A mechanism in the form of a spider.
(From The Mystery of Element 117 [1949] by Milton K. Smith) |
Robot Detector
A device that can sense robotics.
(From Assignment in the Unknown [1951] by Frank Quattrocchi) |
Robot Fish
A mechanical fish.
(From At Kokomo Joe's [1989] by Brooke Stauffer) |
Electronic Image Intensifier
Much more sensitive than the human eye.
(From A Fall of Moondust [1961] by Arthur C. Clarke) |
Sleep Machine
A device guaranteeing a good night's sleep.
(From Short Trip to Nowhere [1965] by R.M. Williams) |
Sleep Generator
An automated way to impose sleep on the brain.
(From 2001: A Space Odyssey [1968] by Arthur C. Clarke) |
Humming-Code
A personal communication.
(From Dune [1965] by Frank Herbert) |
Hive-Sign
Specialized sign language developed by an offshoot of humanity.
(From Hellstrom's Hive [1972] by Frank Herbert) |
Trip to Mars
A voyage across space to the planet Mars.
(From Across the Zodiac [1880] by Percy Greg) |
Atomician Sign Language
Specialized sign language used by those who work with atomics.
(From The Faceless Men [1948] by Leo Zagat) |
Earthsuit
Like a spacesuit, but protects you from the Earth.
(From Termination Shock [2021] by Neal Stephenson) |
Automated Factories
Manufacturing facilities that do not require human workers.
(From The Peacemongers [1957] by Poul Anderson) |
Launch Shock
Astronauts need protection from the shock of being launched into space.
(From Somnium (The Dream) [1634] by Johannes Kepler) |
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Ten Years Ago In Technovelgy
E. Coli Forced To Evolve: Old Bacterium Learns New Trick
The general method was remarkably similar to a technique used by award-winning sf author Theodore Sturgeon in his classic 1941 story Microcosmic God. (re: Theodore Sturgeon) |
Nanotechnology Grand Challenge Events Called For
We've all had fun watching the recent Grand Challenge race run by DARPA. Let's help DARPA set up the nanotechnology Grand Challenge for very small vehicles. (re: Technovelgy.com) |
da Vinci Surgical Robot: Dr.'s Helper
A 2004 University of Michigan study noted that patients who were operated on with robotic surgeon assistance recovered more quickly with fewer or less obtrusive scars using a surgical robot. Similar devices are used in telemedicine; read a wry encoun (re: Peter Watts) |
Contour Crafting: 3D House Printer
Perhaps you've used those programs that let you design your dream house, creating a Computer Aided Design (CAD) file. Not quite ready to take up the hammer and start building? What if you could just "print" your house? (re: Bruce Sterling) |
RobotCop III - Not Quite R. Daneel Olivaw
In his classic 1953 robot story Caves of Steel, Isaac Asimov teamed a human detective with a robotic one - R. Daneel Olivaw. Hong Kong has been testing robotic police officers for years, and has now introduced RobotCop III. (re: Isaac Asimov) |
Poweriser: Extreme Sports Gear from The Diamond Age
In The Diamond Age, author Neal Stephenson creates a vivid picture of a future Shanghai. The novel mixes "futuristic" devices based on nanotechnology with simpler mechanical devices that are almost Victorian in their simplicity...
Imagine my surpri (re: Neal Stephenson) |
DARPA's BigDog Robot And Bradbury's Mechanical Hound
In his chilling 1953 novel Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury created the mechanical hound, a robot that accompanied the firemen and helped with their work... DARPA has made a multi-million dollar investment in the soldier of the future's best friend - Big (re: Ray Bradbury) |
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