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Self-Replicating 'robots' are here... - Drashner1 - 11-30-2021
World's first living robots can now reproduce, scientists say
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and the published journal paper - LINK
RE: Self-Replicating 'robots' are here... - Prosapien - 12-06-2021
I just heard about this on Science Friday, on NPR. So wild! Kinda creepy too....
RE: Self-Replicating 'robots' are here... - Drashner1 - 12-06-2021
(12-06-2021, 12:49 PM)Prosapien Wrote: I just heard about this on Science Friday, on NPR. So wild! Kinda creepy too....
The biological aspect feels a bit...unexpected...as discussions of self-repping tech (and robotics in particular) generally seems to assume cybernetic devices.