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Shape-shifting robot forms from magnetic swarm

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watchtheduck (3 days ago) Show Hide
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Did he say "even a car or a copy of a person?" OMG
MrMalavon (1 week ago) Show Hide
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Can't wait for the nano rifle.
tornadonoob1 (2 weeks ago) Show Hide
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I don't believe that the 2012 catstophy will happen, but I am sure theese robots will take over the world!
peterrobann (3 weeks ago) Show Hide
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precisely.. and if done right, it could help this civilization..
walter0bz (1 month ago) Show Hide
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nope ... only knives & stabbing weapons
marleyman0 (1 month ago) Show Hide
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lol right
walter0bz (1 month ago) Show Hide
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the star shaped ones remind me of a kids sci-fi story called "trillions"
Facsious (1 month ago) Show Hide
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There's a module on swarm intellegence in the masters year of the course I'm doing. Maybe it would be worth staying at unifor 5 years!
LaZodiac (1 month ago) Show Hide
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You can already hide bombs in shoes >_>
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man that is really cool but it will be the end of the world as we know it

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