self-replicating machine

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machine
noun[C]
uk
/məˈʃiːn/us
/məˈʃiːn/
a piece of equipment with several moving parts that uses power to do a particular type ...
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(Definition ofmachinefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The newself-replicatingmachinewas built with the help of three of his students and certainly does not resemble the conventional robot.
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Another model ofself-replicatingmachinewould copy itself through the galaxy and universe, sending information back.
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The principal focus of the book is onself-replicatingmachinesystems (see also: robot kinematics).
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At least one proposed microfactory is being designed to make many of its own parts, i.e., is a partiallyself-replicatingmachine.
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He also first published the term grey goo to describe what might happen if a hypothetical self-replicatingmachine, capable of independent operation, were constructed and released.
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There was talk of runaway self-replicating machines, or grey goo, as the prince calmly called it.
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Humans now command self-replicating machines that create engineering marvels on enormous scales.
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He also spoke about the idea of self-replicating machines.
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Hypothesized artificial life, self-replicating machines, and most simple molecules capable of self-replication are not usually considered living.
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Specifically with kinematic self-replicating machines systems in which actual physical objects, not mere patterns of information, undertake their own replication.
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Hein presents a range of concepts how such missions could be conducted, using more or less speculative technologies, for example self-replicating machines, wormholes, and teleportation.
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Some experts are beginning to consider self-replicating machines for asteroid mining.
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