May 12th, 2005
BBC News | US robot builds copies of itself
Are these the first steps towards self-replicating machines? Jugde for yourselves.
the robot’s creators say their experiment shows the ability to reproduce is not unique to biology…Their long-term plan is to design robots made from hundreds or thousands of identical basic modules…These could repair themselves if parts fail, reconfigure themselves to better perform the task they have been set, or even to make extra helpers.
