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  • noun physics abampere

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Examples

  • The watchman biot was soon upon Richard, following its preprogrammed instructions by demanding his personal papers and an explanation of what he was doing.

    The Garden of Rama Clarke, Arthur C. 1992

  • However, the Lincoln biot, who had risen from its seat at the word wife, fired its automatic gun a total of six times before Max subdued it completely.

    The Garden of Rama Clarke, Arthur C. 1992

  • All the biot replicas, which had occupied most of the space in the room when Richard and I had visited it briefly before, had been removed.

    The Garden of Rama Clarke, Arthur C. 1992

  • Nicole's presence at the fork was electronically detected and prompted a Garcia biot to approach from the direction of the cable car.

    The Garden of Rama Clarke, Arthur C. 1992

  • Just as the Tiasso portion of the briefing was ending, a slight Oriental biot with intense eyes walked into the room.

    The Garden of Rama Clarke, Arthur C. 1992

  • "The atmosphere in this corridor, like the atmosphere in New Eden, is just like your home planet," the Lincoln biot said.

    The Garden of Rama Clarke, Arthur C. 1992

  • An Abraham Lincoln biot, who had been resting immobile against the wall at the end of the kitchen counter, activated and approached Nicole.

    The Garden of Rama Clarke, Arthur C. 1992

  • Super-Al and Garcia #325 tried to confuse the watchman, but when it could not obtain Richard's cooperation, the biot insisted it must make an emergency report.

    The Garden of Rama Clarke, Arthur C. 1992

  • The biot informed Eponine that the doctor was "running behind."

    The Garden of Rama Clarke, Arthur C. 1992

  • He then sent Falstaff to decoy the site watchman biot.

    The Garden of Rama Clarke, Arthur C. 1992

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  • "We are certain that these creatures, although they appear to be biological, are actually robots. Hence the name biots, which became popular during and after the first Rama expedition."

    - Arthur C Clarke, 'Rama II'.

    July 26, 2009