| ▲ | sejje 6 hours ago | |||||||||||||
Do we have anything that self-replicates physically? Software, sure. I know 3D printer folks will sometimes 3D print parts for new machines. But nothing that fully replicates itself, right? Especially autonomously. Maybe we'll see what a moon base can bring us. | ||||||||||||||
| ▲ | GTP 6 hours ago | parent | next [-] | |||||||||||||
Additionally, you also have to consider that a self-replicating space probe should be able to find, retrieve, and process the raw materials needed to build new probes on its own. A 3D printer can print some of its own parts, but with externally-provided material that it isn't able to produce on its own. | ||||||||||||||
| ▲ | diziet 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | |||||||||||||
Basically all of life is self replicating, physically. | ||||||||||||||
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