Roboter wachsen und reparieren sich jetzt, indem sie Teile von anderen Maschinen konsumieren
https://techxplore.com/news/2025-07-robots-consuming-machines.html
Roboter wachsen und reparieren sich jetzt, indem sie Teile von anderen Maschinen konsumieren
https://techxplore.com/news/2025-07-robots-consuming-machines.html
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Submission statement: „Today’s robots are stuck—their bodies are usually closed systems that can neither grow nor self-repair, nor adapt to their environment. Now, scientists at Columbia University have developed robots that can physically „grow,“ „heal,“ and improve themselves by integrating material from their environment or from other robots.
Described in a new study published in *Science Advances*, this process, called „Robot Metabolism,“ enables machines to absorb and reuse parts from other robots or their surroundings.“
Do you want gray goo? This is how you get gray goo!
Well … someone needs to check their SciFi book/game library on what happens when robots can grow and repair by consuming matter.
Horizon Zero Dawn instantly comes to mind …
They were so focused on whether they could they didn’t stop to think whether they should
I want robots able to swim and grow by eating plastic. Just release them in the ocean. Let them return when they reach the mass of container ships.
Don’t forget about the robots that do this but use humans instead of robots? IDK why this is a thing but it is