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RepRap

The machine on the right is a robot that was built with "self-replicating rapid prototyper" or "RepRap" technology. It's a universal constructor, "a machine that can replicate itself and - in addition - make other industrial products. Such a machine would have a number of interesting characteristics, such as being subject to Darwinian evolution, increasing in number exponentially, and being extremely low-cost." According to an article at CNN.com, the machine can be relatively inexpensive and, according to its creator, Dr. Adrian Bowyer, "is the first technology that we can have that can simultaneously make people more wealthy while reducing the need for industrial production."

jon posted this at 9:40 AM
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