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  • The “laser-like focus,” a phrase often used by Duncan, is an indicator of how the man views himself: semi-robotic, scientifically advanced, performing the work of a demigod for the good of others.

    Savior in Chief; and, Duncan as Apostle Kenneth Libby 2009

  • The “laser-like focus,” a phrase often used by Duncan, is an indicator of how the man views himself: semi-robotic, scientifically advanced, performing the work of a demigod for the good of others.

    Archive 2009-09-01 Jim Horn 2009

  • There is also a delightful absurdity to a sequence near the end of the novel, in which Shadrach gains the services of a creature called a Gollux, who speaks through what might be its anus in a bizarre, semi-robotic fashion.

    Veniss Underground by Jeff VanderMeer Abigail Nussbaum 2006

  • There is also a delightful absurdity to a sequence near the end of the novel, in which Shadrach gains the services of a creature called a Gollux, who speaks through what might be its anus in a bizarre, semi-robotic fashion.

    Archive 2006-01-01 Abigail Nussbaum 2006

  • Set in space and featuring awesome transforming semi-robotic aircraft and giant aliens, but a soap opera none-the-less.

    Branded in the 80s! 2010

  • There are limitations, such as the requirement that you manually add IMAP-only e-mail accounts that it will check-it can't check POP or HTTP accounts, or just pull information from the iPhone's existing Mail app-and the voice isn't exactly awesome: it's semi-robotic, and does only a fair job with proper nouns.

    iLounge | All Things iPod, iPhone, iTunes and beyond 2009

  • Not surprisingly, the plausibility of the resulting files is very limited-think semi-robotic Mrs. Doubtfire or Tootsie rather than RuPaul-though the app does let you save your results as

    iLounge | All Things iPod, iPhone, iTunes and beyond 2009

  • One such joint project has resulted in the Guardium - a robotic patrol vehicle (produced by the company GNIUS); another example is the Taxibot, a semi-robotic aircraft towing system.

    Military Space News, Nuclear Weapons, Missile Defense 2009

  • It will be extremely interesting to see how the data collected by these semi-robotic submarines relates to that model.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009

  • It will be extremely interesting to see how the data collected by these semi-robotic submarines relates to that model.

    PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009

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