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| Thread ID: 92108 | 2008-07-29 08:07:00 | Machines capable of self-replication! Is the end neigh?! | Jen (38) | PC World Chat |
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| 693269 | 2008-07-29 08:07:00 | The RepRap (reprap.org) has become a grandparent and is now capable of self-replication! RepRap is short for Replicating Rapid-prototyper, which some of you may have heard of before. Vik Olliver is a local NZ'er who was (or still is?) a contributor to the NZ PC World magazine. A great advocate of opensource (note Ubuntu running on the desktop :p), Vik is allowing his technology to be freely available to all and even gives instructions (reprap.org) on how to do this. Pretty neat huh? :) |
Jen (38) | ||
| 693270 | 2008-07-29 11:34:00 | Nay. The horse Neighed, the end is not Nigh. PJ :) | Poppa John (284) | ||
| 693271 | 2008-07-29 12:19:00 | It's when they get to the point of replication WITH improvements AND time-travel that I'll start to get worried and reach for my armoury, while cursing Skynet... :) But maybe if they're as attractive as John Connor's terminator offsider (or even his mother), I could overlook some small faults (like world domination) :D :banana | johcar (6283) | ||
| 693272 | 2008-07-29 14:21:00 | ....and when hot babes claim to be sent back through time.... :lol: | rob_on_guitar (4196) | ||
| 693273 | 2008-07-29 21:26:00 | I am going out to play for a while. I may be quite some time. (There could be some disbelieving Dragon sighs involved.) |
R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 693274 | 2008-07-29 21:54:00 | But it only makes plastic crap. www.reprap.org |
pctek (84) | ||
| 693275 | 2008-07-29 22:24:00 | But it only makes plastic crap . . reprap . org/bin/view/Main/ItemsMade" target="_blank">www . reprap . org Exactly my thoughts . Big woopie . Dont we have factory robots that do this already? |
Veale (536) | ||
| 693276 | 2008-07-29 22:39:00 | But it only makes plastic crap. www.reprap.org It's a start - it's a good way to prove a concept... Exactly my thoughts. Big woopie. Dont we have factory robots that do this already? Hmmm. Factory robots; cost: millions. Reprap; cost: pocket change |
johcar (6283) | ||
| 693277 | 2008-07-30 02:51:00 | Exactly my thoughts. Big woopie. Dont we have factory robots that do this already? And we have companies that do printing, as well as huge factories devoted to turning out CDs. Why should we need a printer or CD burner on our PCs? ;) |
R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 693278 | 2008-07-30 03:30:00 | And we have companies that do printing, as well as huge factories devoted to turning out CDs. Why should we need a printer or CD burner on our PCs? ;) The difference being the factory robots produce quality products (generally) with a warranty, while the rip rap produces useless crap. Give me a buzz when it churns out a 50" LCD and i mite be impressed. |
Veale (536) | ||
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