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Read more: http://technology.newscient... See some prototypes of robot swarms created by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University.  
 
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jokerbookshop (18 hours ago) Show Hide
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science is creepy huh?
Madmonkeythegreat (3 days ago) Show Hide
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lol i cant wait for another 100 years when we got those :)
adliikhwan280 (1 week ago) Show Hide
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cool its like nano bots
Xenadrine (1 week ago) Show Hide
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Anyone ever read 'Prey' before?
That was about robot swarms.
Nice.
BrutusBlackest (3 weeks ago) Show Hide
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swarm robotics...wow. Prepare for humanity to become obsolete.
vlaxatron (3 weeks ago) Show Hide
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exactly
longtada (3 weeks ago) Show Hide
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lol
watchtheduck (4 weeks ago) Show Hide
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Did he say "even a car or a copy of a person?" OMG
MrMalavon (1 month ago) Show Hide
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Can't wait for the nano rifle.
vlaxatron (3 weeks ago) Show Hide
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me 2 its going to be sweet i can decompose things at a molecular level

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