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Old 09-01-2024, 10:20 AM   #2989
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Originally Posted by icallaci View Post
Oh, maybe! I didn't think of that, although the robot wasn't physically restrained. The robots in this location are all there to be diagnosed or decommissioned because of problems with their programming. Some of those problems do include physical dysfunction, so your suggestion makes a lot of sense. Maybe it wasn't a typo after all. I thought perhaps the author had dictated the book and the AI translation got it wrong.
I've read a LOT of Science Fiction over the decades. Regaining mobility (after a long standby / shut down to conserve power) is a common theme.
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