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Tec
2nd June 2006, 15:46
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futurecore..
ckpqerjwrpwp
2nd June 2006, 15:57
mad
soulcheck
2nd June 2006, 16:00
Reminds me of T-1000 from the terminator. Soon they'll kill us all.
isoprax
2nd June 2006, 16:08
I saw a short Doc piece on these on TV a year back or so...they don't really self repair yet...they just re-attach themselves to other blocks...more of a fancy kid's toy at this point I think...no Von Neumann machines quite yet I don't think ;)
Tec
2nd June 2006, 16:10
Thats maybe, but its pretty clever i reckon.
soulcheck
2nd June 2006, 16:18
It's still close to self repairing. If you think of losing one of the blocks as taking a damage.

Creeepy. They get smarter, faster and stronger. Once they're be able to replicate - we're doomed.
isoprax
2nd June 2006, 17:46
The world will be run by modular robot snakes.


kind of erotic.
JE:5
2nd June 2006, 17:51
Wicked smart.
penciLneck
2nd June 2006, 17:53
i like this one too.

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