机器人技术：自我复制机器。

Robotics: self-reproducing machines.

作者信息

Zykov Victor, Mytilinaios Efstathios, Adams Bryant, Lipson Hod

机构信息

Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA.

出版信息

Nature. 2005 May 12;435(7039):163-4. doi: 10.1038/435163a.

DOI:10.1038/435163a

PMID:15889080

Abstract

Self-reproduction is central to biological life for long-term sustainability and evolutionary adaptation. Although these traits would also be desirable in many engineered systems, the principles of self-reproduction have not been exploited in machine design. Here we create simple machines that act as autonomous modular robots and are capable of physical self-reproduction using a set of cubes.

摘要

自我复制对于生物生命的长期可持续性和进化适应性至关重要。尽管这些特性在许多工程系统中也会是令人向往的，但自我复制的原理尚未在机器设计中得到应用。在此，我们创造了充当自主模块化机器人的简单机器，它们能够使用一组立方体进行物理自我复制。