Self-replicating robots

[disgruntledIT]

"One of the dreams of both science fiction writers and practical robot builders has been realized, at least on a simple level: Cornell University researchers have created a machine that can build copies of itself. Admittedly the machine is just a proof of concept -- it performs no useful function except to self-replicate -- but the basic principle could be extended to create robots that could replicate or at least repair themselves while working in space or in hazardous environments"

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...%20replicating

granted they don't do much but it's a peak at the future.

Mike

[LArciniega]

what a fucking useless robot. I thought when it said self replicating that it meant this thing was some cool terminator liquid robot thing that split like a cell or atleast a robot that builds itself out of other stuff, i didn't know that the robots shape was a jinga tower. I was worried about robots taking over so much that I haven't used my other computer because it's more advance than this shitty one. I can stop worrying, I'm gonna start downloading porn again from my better computer.

[white guy]

Its just the beging LArciniega it will advance to a giant 300ft jinga tower and crush us all!

[LArciniega]

then i'll just pull out a peice and the whole thing will fall.