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Bruce Sterling
Mar 27, 2014 4:52 PM

Desig Fiction: RoboWow

*Obviously it's a played-for-yucks lampoon, but it's backed-up with a remarkably elaborate fake gadget-merchandising website from the alleged parent company "RoboMow."

http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/home-robots/robowow-robot-does-everything

http://www.robomow.com/en-USA/

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