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Subject: Xenobots

shadow27 15.01.20 - 12:49pm
Assembled into body forms never seen in nature, the cells began to work together. The skin cells formed a more passive architecture, while the once-random contractions of heart muscle cells were put to work creating ordered forward motion as guided by the computers design, and aided by spontaneous self-organizing patterns - allowing the robots to move on their own.

These reconfigurable organisms were shown to be able move in a coherent fashion - and explore their watery environment for days or weeks, powered by embryonic energy stores. Turned over, however, they failed, like beetles flipped on their backs. * +

shadow27 15.01.20 - 12:51pm
Later tests showed that groups of xenobots would move around in circles, pushing pellets into a central location - spontaneously and collectively. Others were built with a hole through the center to reduce drag. In simulated versions of these, the scientists were able to repurpose this hole as a pouch to successfully carry an object. ''Its a step toward using computer-designed organisms for intelligent drug delivery,'' says Bongard, a professor in UVMs Department of Computer Science and Complex Systems Center. * +

shadow27 15.01.20 - 12:56pm
There's more, I'd suggest you look it up yourselves. There is no telling where this could lead, but I can definitely imagine potential military applications for this technology. * +

shadow27 15.01.20 - 12:57pm
Beyond that.. We just created something to replace us, new life. Were we always meant to do this? Programmed to make more programmable life? * +

obi_jon 15.01.20 - 05:44pm
Resistance is futile. * +

recurve16 15.01.20 - 06:47pm
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mok214 15.01.20 - 06:49pm
At first the cyberpunk grey goo stories were cool, but now it is old hat. *

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