I feel fine

[spintheblackcircle]

World's first living and self-replicating robots reproduce like Pac-Man - CNN

(CNN)The US scientists who created the first living robots say the life forms, known as xenobots, can now reproduce -- and in a way not seen in plants and animals.

Formed from the stem cells of the African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis) from which it takes its name, xenobots are less than a millimeter (0.04 inches) wide. The tiny blobs were first unveiled in 2020 after experiments showed that they could move, work together in groups and self-heal.

Now the scientists that developed them at the University of Vermont, Tufts University and Harvard University's Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering said they have discovered an entirely new form of biological reproduction different from any animal or plant known to science.

The research was partially funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, a federal agency that oversees the development of technology for military use.

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[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

Who cares??

 

[The Crypto Guy]

We don't care.

 

[HisIceness]

 

[Kairi Zaide]

Who cares??

We don't care.

There are actually some very promising uses for similar technology (nano "living" robots). Notably, they could become a solution to cancer and many other diseases, via their ability to locate/identify/manipulate cells at the nano level.

 

[Tarantula]

There are actually some very promising uses for similar technology (nano "living" robots). Notably, they could become a solution to cancer and many other diseases, via their ability to locate/identify/manipulate cells at the nano level.

Until it becomes political, which if vaccines are any indicator, then nano/bio technology will be a firestorm.

 

[The Crypto Guy]

There are actually some very promising uses for similar technology (nano "living" robots). Notably, they could become a solution to cancer and many other diseases, via their ability to locate/identify/manipulate cells at the nano level.

No

 

[Kairi Zaide]

No

Yes. I invite you to read on xenobots, nanobots, nanomedecine, etc. Just because it doesn't make you money or it's not crypto doesn't mean it's pointless. (y)

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

I feel sleepy

 

[Rodgerwilco]

World's first living and self-replicating robots reproduce like Pac-Man - CNN

(CNN)The US scientists who created the first living robots say the life forms, known as xenobots, can now reproduce -- and in a way not seen in plants and animals.

Formed from the stem cells of the African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis) from which it takes its name, xenobots are less than a millimeter (0.04 inches) wide. The tiny blobs were first unveiled in 2020 after experiments showed that they could move, work together in groups and self-heal.

Now the scientists that developed them at the University of Vermont, Tufts University and Harvard University's Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering said they have discovered an entirely new form of biological reproduction different from any animal or plant known to science.

The research was partially funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, a federal agency that oversees the development of technology for military use.

I have absolutely no idea why the hell they think this would be a good idea. Even the name "Xenobot" sounds terrifying.