Scary - biological robots build themselves
Tue Oct 04, 2005 10:24 am
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9516845/
I don't know about you, but this scares me. Maybe I've read to many sci-fi books. LOL
I don't know about you, but this scares me. Maybe I've read to many sci-fi books. LOL
Tue Oct 04, 2005 11:25 am
Resistance is futile... 
They make it sound like the things are intelligent, but actually they're just self-locking puzzle pieces.
They make it sound like the things are intelligent, but actually they're just self-locking puzzle pieces.
Tue Oct 04, 2005 11:51 am
While I agree, this is still monumental. Everything has a begining and who know where this will lead?
Can you say I-Robot? LOL
BTW, the Robot series by Asimov was excellent. Highly recommended.
Can you say I-Robot? LOL
BTW, the Robot series by Asimov was excellent. Highly recommended.
Tue Oct 04, 2005 12:21 pm
It's also a binary system.. only 2 possible choices. Interesting work but a long way from being what the headline is touting.
Tue Oct 04, 2005 12:53 pm
Maybe monumental was overstating it. I'll say it's just one more step toward self replicating machines. Just wait till we have self replicating nano-robots.. Yikes!
Tue Oct 04, 2005 1:03 pm
i'm trembling 
Tue Oct 04, 2005 1:36 pm
We did something similar at MIT about eight years ago. But, they were much larger and smarter. Our goal was to have miniature robots that would link to form self building habitats. The blocks would wiggle to they found their right place and connect to each neighbor. In the end we achieved building a nice box out of tiny nanobots. 