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Swarm Robot Immune System?

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the better-stronger-faster dept.

schliz writes "Researchers are investigating large swarms of up to 10,000 miniature robots which can work together to form a single, artificial life form. A resulting artificial immune system is expected to be able to detect faults and make recommendations to a high-level control system about corrective action — much like how a person's natural immune system is able to cope with unfamiliar pathogens."

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  1. Don't they know they are unstoppable? by LiquidCoooled · · Score: 5, Funny

    With 10,000 drones they could conquer the world.
    We have seen it in many things, and it won't end well.

    Stargate Replicators,
    Star Trek Borg,
    hell even Lexx Mantrid arms!

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    liqbase :: faster than paper
    1. Re:Don't they know they are unstoppable? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      Unstoppable? Hardly. There is one way to stop a robot immune system:

      Robot AIDS

  2. Skynet...obligatory by jo7hs2 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Does this mean that WE are Skynet?

    1. Re:Skynet...obligatory by dvice_null · · Score: 4, Funny

      Forget skynet. These things are replicators. Not even the Asgards can beat them without the help of 4 humans.

  3. Norton Antivirus Robot by Southgrove · · Score: 2, Funny

    ...detects his own legs as a viral infection, chops them off, crawls around muttering something about humans and destruction and dies.