World's first Living Robots can now reproduce, scientists say
https://www.cnn.com/2021/11/29/americas/xenobots-self-replicating-robots-scn/index.html
@lupyuen uh oh. Grey goo is one step closer... I think van Neumann warned us about this...
@lupyuen for anyone not familiar with 'Grey goo" aka "Gray goo": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gray_goo
@lightweight @lupyuen This was my first thought too!
@lightweight
More "Bitek" from Hamilton's "Neutronium Alchemist"
@lupyuen very cool. Somewhat tangential, but Josh Bongard, a researcher (not who did the xenobots) quoted in the article is co-author to a very interesting book, "How the Body Shapes the Way We Think" that I recommend to anyone interested in this kind of thing.
@lupyuen oops, he was lead author 😆 so, doubly recommend
Research Article: https://www.pnas.org/content/118/49/e2112672118