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SELF-REPLICATING ROBOTS
ABSTRACT
Self reproduction is ultimate form of self repair. Self replication is generally considered to be a machine that can build itself, and that they can build another copy and so on. The self reproducing machines demonstrated here are essentially modular robots, consisting of multiple identical actuated modules with electromagnets to selectively weaken and strengthen connections .The cubes are powered at the base and transfer data and power through their faces. The control of machine is distributed among the modules executes a motion schedule governed by time and contact events. The sides also have electromagnets that enable them to selectively attach and detach from each other. The modular robot can thus reconfigure itself. And in each block is a small computer chip which is programmed with step-by-step instructions about what to do. It is a small step towards developing robots that can repair and replicate themselves in space or hazardous environments. movements. Robots are essentially machines that perform tasks.
DEFINITION OF ROBOTICS:
Robotics is the science and technology of how robots are made and function via electronic and mechanical processes. It is also about understanding the software applications that control their
It is unlikely that this would all be contained within a single monolithic structure, but would rather be a group of cooperating machines that is capable of manufacturing all of the machines. The factory needs production of mining robots to collect raw materials, construction robots to put new machines together, and repair robots to maintain itself
against wear and tear, all without human intervention or direction. Self-replicating machine needs the capacity to gather energy and raw materials, process the raw materials into finished components, and then assemble them into a copy of itself The advantage of such a system lies in its ability to expand its own capacity rapidly and without additional human effort. Self-replicating machine needs the capacity to gather energy and raw materials, process the raw materials into finished components, and then assemble them into a copy of itself. The advantage of such a system lies in its ability to expand its own capacity rapidly and without additional human effort.
body, which gathers resources and energy, and interprets a stored algorithm. Biologically, these are ribosomes.
Design consideration
The design phase of the replicators is very broad. A comprehensive study to date has identified 137 design dimensions grouped into a dozen separate categories, including: (1) Replication Control, (2) Replication Information, (3) Replication Substrate, (4) Replicator Structure, (5) Passive Parts, (6) Active Subunits, (7) Replicator Energetics, (8) Replicator Kinematics, (9) Replication Process, (10) Replicator Performance, (11) Product Structure, and (12) Evolvability.
Construction:
A self replicating robot which has been developed recently contains a series of modular cubes called "molecubes" each containing identical machinery and the complete computer program for replication.
The cubes have electromagnets on their faces that allow them to selectively attach to and detach from one another, and a complete robot consists of several cubes linked together. Each cube is divided in half along a long diagonal, which allows a robot composed of many cubes to bend, reconfigure and manipulate other cubes. For example, a tower of cubes can bend
WORKING PRINCIPLE:
Replication starts with , the stack of cubes bending over and sets its top cube Then it bends to one side or another to pick up a new cube and deposit it on top of the first By repeating the process, one robot made up of a stack of cubes can create another just like itself. Since one robot cannot reach across another robot of the same height, the robot being built assists in completing its own construction.
APPLICATIONS OF THE SELF REPLICATING ROBOTS: Terrestrial Applications: An Intelligent Earth-Sensing Information System A new primitive cell state in the system to permit signals to cross without interference called "wirecrossing" organ can be devised using only the self replicating cell types Studies of the flow of excitation in heart tissue, the dispersal of medicinal drugs, and pattern recognition Cell spaces also have been investigated as abstract mathematical objects where one tries to determine whether from every mathematical pattern all other patterns can be attained, and whether there are some patterns not attainable at all by means of the transition function, and various other specialized questions.
CONCLUSION:
Self-reproduction is the ultimate form of self-repair. We see that robotic systems are becoming more complex, and in some cases like space exploration, they need to sustain operation for long periods of time without human assistance. If you send a robot to Mars, for example, and it breaks, there is little you can do. But if instead of sending a fixed robot you send a robot with a supply of modules, then that robot may be able to self-repair and even make more and possibly different robots if the mission needs change unexpectedly.