In The Future, We Still Have Roombas: There are probably something like 10,000 of these little guys – from literal space-Roombas to the more general purpose utility spider and cogsworth– running about (or fixed in place) performing various mundane tasks for every robot that we might recognize as something like your typical SFnal robot.
Do-Anything Robot: High-end utility spiders are like this – albeit not all the way there – thanks to effectors, self-reshaping “smart tool” nanotechnology, and modular parts.
(Alternate words: range, relay, racing, and reinvent. In this case, repair was chosen because it was the only word which was submitted independently twice. With special thanks to Jennifer Linsky on G+, whose article post finally let me break a week-long creative block.) Spiders. Why did it have to be
"So. To recap. You designed a system of self-replicating robots in the shape of snakes..." "In our defense, the network disruption had lasted years and we couldn't run the idea past anyone." "...which you equipped with an artificially-intelligent recognition system for coercive actions
RIANTAR VENTURES TICKET-TRACKING: CASE 7918/314995 From: Facilities Manager, Dendra Residential Tower, Meridian Secundus Subject: Contemplative CultiVator™ garden maintenance system Version: 41.2.90.71340 Issue: Robot no longer functions, claiming enlightenment Priority: Normal We purchased one of your automatic gardening systems some years ago to take care of the
To clarify the ongoing rumors: It is NOT true that people who kick the floor-cleaning robots in ISA-administered starports tend to have their luggage accidentally rerouted to Geydagan Down, where it is pillaged by a bunch of black-hole cultists, torn apart, used to clean up after ritual sacrifices, and recycled
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