When most solid foods were banned in 2275, nutritionists needed to ensure that the human race’s dietary needs would at long last be met. Numerous energizing liquids were developed but it was not until 2302 that a delivery method was perfected – the DrinkPod.

Invented by molecular engineer Percy von Shiffinerer, the DrinkPod was a giant leap forward for mankind, a device which could convert energy into liquid matter. The first DrinkPods to be marketed were powered by a miniscule Thorium 232 nuclear reactor; however, these were recalled when it was shown that the coolant tubes used to maintain a stable reactor core were sub-standard and prone to meltdown. There were approximately 2 million casualties from the resulting explosions and the city of Helsinki was quarantined until 3550.

Today, DrinkPods are both completely safe and widely accepted as the best method for maintaining proper human health. All lunar human dwellings come equipped with a built-in DrinkPod that dispenses water, medical syrup, high-density vitamin juice and Tang.

The Robotic Bureau of Investigation is offering a 500,000 credit reward for the apprehension of Major Thomas Morrow, a.k.a. Major Tom. Major Tom is wanted for crimes against robotics, including but not limited to treason, murder (256 counts), arson (10 counts), extortion, credit laundering and conspiracy to promote alternative lifestyles.

Major Tom was last seen escaping from a high-security penitentiary near the south pole of the Moon in a stolen F-class shuttle, call sign GOF-1835. He is to be considered armed and extremely dangerous. All persons harboring or secreting Major Tom or aiding or assisting in his concealment or escape will be treated as accomplices in his crimes and shall be subject to trial.

All good citizens are exhorted to aid public justice on this occasion. Every human should consider their own conscience charged with this solemn duty and rest neither night nor day until it is accomplished. If you have any information concerning this person, please contact your local RBI office.

The largest ocean on the planet Earth, the Cariblantic formed during the early 22nd Century when polar ice melted, leading to a 37-meter increase in global sea level and nearly 2.85 billion casualties.

The Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean had previously been separate bodies of water but with the complete submerging of Florida (among other land masses), the two were conjoined into one grand ocean and efforts to revitalize the tourism industry in this new landscape began immediately.

Gigantic floating island resorts were constructed and became very popular, first with the wealthy but later with the riff-raff as well. Among some of the most famous are Isla Cubano, Lake Mauritania Safari Resort and The Grand Banks Anglers Lodge.

Many of the advances made in these early floating resort islands were later used in the development of the first non-terrestrial resort, Tranquility Island, located in Mare Tranquillitatis, Luna. Take your lunar dream vacation now on beautiful Tranquility Island by contacting vidpod L-TI99.

When the Council for a New Tomorrow was given the reins of Earth’s future in 2250, one of the first progressive steps taken by the robotic collective was the institution of Robot Time. Humans had long used flawed chronological systems such as the Caesarian and Gregorian calendars and the use of the term whenever.

With the return of lunar development, it was agreed that time should not adhere to a strictly terrestrial standardization. Such terms as minutes, hours, days, months and years were eliminated and replaced by a more metric format. The only measurement that was retained was that of seconds; though rather being the amount of time it takes light to travel 300,000 kilometers, it was redefined as the amount of time it took the slowest robot in the world (the Lenny-One) to calculate Pi to its final integer.

The new system was designed as follows:
100 seconds in a millicycle,
100 millicycles in centicycle,
100 centicycles in a decicycle, and
100 decicycles in a cycle.

To appease humans who felt they needed a well-defined short-term goal to reach (such as a previously coveted “weekend”), the sub-cycle was also instituted, equaling 10 decicycles.

The original odormeter was invented in the annum 2333 by an unknown engineer working for Har-D-Har Labs, a manufacturer of practical joke materials such as fake vomit and schnauzes. Intended to complement their growing line of whoopee cushions, the odormeter was designed to excrete a violently putrid odor which resembled human-generated methane gas. So successful was the odormeter in this purpose that it caused nearly 4000 asphyxiation deaths (mostly men between the ages of thirteen and twenty-three) before Har-D-Har Labs recalled all odormeters and discontinued the product.

Then, in 2338, an independent research and development robot named Kelvin-88 reverse engineered one of the last remaining Har-D-Har odormeters, transforming it into an intake device. Coupled with olfactory sensors so powerful that they can even smell fear, the odormeter became the de facto in local emission detection.

Since then, odormeters have been installed in every closed environment space frequented by robots and humans alike.