THE ROBOT WHO LOOKED LIKE ME Literature 1978. Written by Robert Sheckley. | |||
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1 | Aleutian Assistance League | BBB | Organizations | Nonprofit Organizations | |||||||
Aleutian Assistance League Organization that Elaine mentions, for which she was elected chairwoman. | |||||||||||
2 | Centauri Express | BBB | Travel | Travel Services | |||||||
Centauri Express Charles traces the robots to Kennedy Spaceport. They had taken the shuttle to Space Platform 5, and changed there for the Centauri Express. | |||||||||||
3 | Discretion, Inc. | BBB | Services | Private Investigation | |||||||
Discretion, Inc. Watson had his potential future wife Elaine checked out by Discretion, Inc., and found her to be eminently suitable. He hired Mr. Happiness, the well-known go-between, to propose for him and make the usual arrangement. | |||||||||||
4 | Doris Jens Executive Sex Plan | BBB | Services | Sex Services | |||||||
Doris Jens Executive Sex Plan Watson gives three hours a week to sexuality, using the Doris Jens Executive Sex Plan and paying well for it. | |||||||||||
5 | Guarantee Trust Matrimonial Agency | BBB | Services | Dating Services | |||||||
Guarantee Trust Matrimonial Agency Watson had decided to get married at age 32.5 and to obtain his wife from the Guarantee Trust Matrimonial Agency, an organization with impeccable credentials. | |||||||||||
6 | Hypno-paedics | BBB | Technology Products | Electronics | |||||||
Hypno-paedics Watson plugs into his Sleep-inducer for his nightly quota of 6.8 hours, and also uses that time to absorb the relevant literature in his field via hypno-paedics. | |||||||||||
7 | Kennedy Spaceport | BBB | Transportation | Spaceports | |||||||
Kennedy Spaceport Charles traces the robots to Kennedy Spaceport. They had taken the shuttle to Space Platform 5, and changed there for the Centauri Express. | |||||||||||
8 | Model JX5 | BBB | Technology Products | Robot Models | |||||||
Model JX5 The Italian gardener robot model sold at Snaithe's Robotorama, ready to serve you and bring a touch of old-world graciousness into your home. | |||||||||||
9 | Model LR3 | BBB | Technology Products | Robot Models | |||||||
Model LR3 The British nanny robot model sold at Snaithe's Robotorama, ready to serve you and bring a touch of old-world graciousness into your home. | |||||||||||
10 | Model PB2 | BBB | Technology Products | Robot Models | |||||||
Model PB2 The French chef robot model sold at Snaithe's Robotorama, ready to serve you and bring a touch of old-world graciousness into your home. | |||||||||||
11 | Mr. Happiness | BBB | Services | Dating Services | |||||||
Mr. Happiness Watson had his potential future wife Elaine checked out by Discretion, Inc., and found her to be eminently suitable. He hired Mr. Happiness, the well-known go-between, to propose for him and make the usual arrangement. | |||||||||||
12 | Pneumo-express | BBB | Services | Shipping and Storage | |||||||
Pneumo-express The robot is sent via pneumo-express delivery service. | |||||||||||
13 | Sleep-Inducer | BBB | Technology Products | Medical Devices | |||||||
Sleep-Inducer Watson plugs into his Sleep-inducer for his nightly quota of 6.8 hours, and also uses that time to absorb the relevant literature in his field via hypno-paedics. | |||||||||||
14 | Snaithe's Robotorama | BBB | Retail | Electronics Stores | |||||||
Snaithe's Robotorama An unprepossessing shop on Boulevard KB22 near the Uhuru Cutoff in Greater New Newark. | |||||||||||
15 | Sperry's Deluxe Limited Personalized Ser... | BBB | Technology Products | Robot Models | |||||||
Sperry's Deluxe Limited Personalized Series Androids Gordon is one of the Sperry's Deluxe Limited Personalized Series Androids, number twelve out of a production run of twenty-five. | |||||||||||
16 | Total Lifesplan | BBB | Services | Miscellaneous Services | |||||||
Total Lifesplan Everything Watson does is scheduled. He worked out a comprehensive scheme years ago with the assistance of the Total Lifesplan people, punched it into his personal computer and has kept to it ever since. | |||||||||||
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17 | Boulevard KB22 | Map | Transit Routes | Boulevards | |||||||
Boulevard KB22 Snaithe's Robotorama is an unprepossessing shop on Boulevard KB22 near the Uhuru Cutoff in Greater New Newark. | |||||||||||
18 | Greater New Newark | Map | Urban Areas | Cities-U.S. | |||||||
Greater New Newark Snaithe's Robotorama is an unprepossessing shop on Boulevard KB22 near the Uhuru Cutoff in Greater New Newark. | |||||||||||
19 | Uhuru Cutoff | Map | Transit Routes | Thoroughfares | |||||||
Uhuru Cutoff Snaithe's Robotorama is an unprepossessing shop on Boulevard KB22 near the Uhuru Cutoff in Greater New Newark. | |||||||||||
20 | Upper Fifth Vertical | Map | Residential Communities | Apartment and Condos | |||||||
Upper Fifth Vertical Where Interplanetary broker Watson lives, an expensive position with a sky view. | |||||||||||
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21 | Untitled | Other | Themes | Shield, The | |||||||
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