Memrionics

noun
The science and technology of developing Artificial Intelligence.
Origin
Formed from ‘memory’ and ‘electronics’.
Source
The Regression Test

Rit

pronoun
The third-person singular personal pronoun used to refer to a robot.
Source
The Child of Clay

Chlomach

noun
An external artificial organ capable of photosynthesis, attached to the human body via umbilical cord.
Origin
Derived from khlōrós (green) and māchina (machine).
Source
Sleeping Beauties

Psychocybernetics

noun
A scientific field concerned with digitizing the personality of an individual.
Source
The Beast Has Died

Atavachron

noun
A device used to prepare a time traveller’s cellular structure and brain patterns for survival in their selected time period.
Origin
Derived from atavus (ancestor) and khrónos (time).
Source
Star Trek: The Original Series

Starcrosser

noun
An interplanetary spacecraft.
Source
The Fifth Head of Cerberus

Vespcam

noun
A miniature video camera with the ability to hover in the air.
Origin
Derived from vespa (wasp).
Source
Embassytown

Joyboy

noun
An artificial male lover.
Source
A Borrowed Man

Roundvid

noun
A two-dimensional video recording – contrast with trivid.
Origin
Presumed to be coined after the full potential image area of a lens.
Source
A Borrowed Man

Reclone

noun
A reconstruction of a deceased person, cloned from their DNA and implanted with their scanned memories.
Origin
Portmanteau of ‘reconstruction’ and ‘clone’.
Source
A Borrowed Man

Terrorartist

noun
A person who uses terrorism as a medium for artistic expression.
Origin
Portmanteau of ‘terrorist’ and ‘artist’.
Source
Neom

Embryomech

noun
A technology that can build any object from surrounding matter.
Origin
Portmanteau of ‘embryo’ and ‘mechanical’.
Source
Neom