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Modular robot reassembles when kicked apart

Read more: http://technology.newscient... A robot developed by roboticists at the University of Pennsylvania is made of modules that can recognise each other.  
 
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DANTHETUBEMAN (7 hours ago) Show Hide
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when thouse are smart,,we are done as human beings,,when thay are made nano thay will be so superior 2 us it will b unimaginable,,laff it up your looking at out new masters,,lol and no one want to put any controlles on technoligy, we are racing to our end at all front of robot tek,,first amy question/ how do we weponize it?
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MrCssPwnage (1 day ago) Show Hide
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Ya lol
ImHomeAtLast (1 day ago) Show Hide
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@MrCssPwnage yeah that makes more sense. and it is a good idea, as long as the betteries dont die. haha
GamersMinion (1 day ago) Show Hide
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this could be very well used for checking out planets.very nicely done.
KTX234 (3 days ago) Show Hide
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"The system stands up and finishes its task"

... Face plant...
amcbub9th (4 days ago) Show Hide
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Whats its task?!?!?
maldaathi (4 days ago) Show Hide
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thats creepy as fuck
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So if a probe to Mars built like this has a bad landing, the device might be able to salvage itself. The mission wouldn't be a total write off.

Very clever. I'll look forward to seeing practical applications.
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they're making transformers.

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