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Self-Replicating Robots
ABC News is running a story that self-replicating robots are no longer the stuff of science fiction. Scientists at Cornell University have created small robots that can build copies of themselves. Here is a movie demonstrating the self-replication process. And the paper that will be published in Thursdays issue of Nature.
/. stories have been performing this feat for years...
(the trick is to get them to *stop* duplicating...)
Would this be considered robot porn?
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I can't wait till my neighbor's lawn mower and mine (both Friendly Robotics) can mate, the people across the street can never seem to keep their lawn mowed and are too cheap to buy one like ours... Hell I'll pimp mine out if it increases property values in my neighborhood.
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I am not Sarah Connor, and I don't know anyone destined to stop these evil self-replicating robots, terminators, or Skynet. Just wanted to make that clear.
It must be Windows. It needs half a gig of RAM and a hardware-accelerated graphics card just to run Solitaire.
If only webservers could replicate themselves whenever they detect the /. effect.
Lame.
Not to mention that they don't have wireless and carry less space than a Nomad.
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Well, if they make one that looks like Amanda Tapping, sign me up. I don't even care if it's evil!
...to synthesize the required parts in just the right place out of midair. I'm sure this technology could have uses beyond self-reproducing robots though I haven't thought of one yet.
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