сбыча мечт

13:47 | 12-03-2012 | Lifeform, Literature, Robots | 1 Comment

it’s just not evenly distributed yet:

When Richard Garriott de Cayeux threw a costume party the night before his wedding in Paris, his 82-year-old mother dressed up as an Indian princess and attended as a robot.

Helen Mary Garriott wasn’t strong enough to make the long trip from her home in Las Vegas. So Mr. Garriott de Cayeux went looking for alternatives. The one he hit upon was a portable robot about the size of a canister vacuum cleaner with a telescoping neck, binocular-shaped eyes and a screen for a forehead.

Уильям Гибсон, “Прерывание на счет ноль”. Станислав Лем, “Мир на Земле”. итд. итп.

  

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