I do imagine it being our very far future. It is far enough that people have forgotten Earth, or it is just a note in the history books. (Martha Wells, in an interview with the Brookfield Institute)
The universe in the Murderbot Series contains highly advanced technology. Some is similar in purpose to what we know today on Earth, and some is extrapolated or invented. Examples include:
- Augments
- Artificial Gravity (including Tractor Beams)
- Air Walls
- Alien Remnants
- Artificial Intelligence
- Bots (including Drones)
- Compartmentalized Systems (including HubSystem, MedSystem, SecSystem, and others)
- Constructs
- Education Modules
- Energy Weapon
- Explosive Bolts
- The Feed
- Genetic Manipulation
- Holographic Displays
- Marker Paint
- Recyclers
- Scanners
- Pathfinders
- Power Sources
- Power Storage
- Powered Armor
- Terraforming
- Travel through Wormholes
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