Cannibal Robots: Self-Feeding Machines That Grow by Consuming Others
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Researchers at Columbia University have developed the concept of 'Robot Metabolism,' enabling robots to grow, heal, and self-improve by integrating parts from their environment or other robots, with potential applications in disaster response and space exploration, marking a significant step toward autonomous, biologically inspired machines.
Topics:science#autonomous-machines#disaster-management#robot-metabolism#self-adaptive-robots#space-exploration#technology
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