A set of modular robot cubes accomplish a feat fundamental to biological systems.
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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 design1. Here we create simple machines that act as autonomous modular robots and are capable of physical self-reproduction using a set of cubes.
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Zykov, V., Mytilinaios, E., Adams, B. et al. Self-reproducing machines. Nature 435, 163â164 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/435163a
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