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Xenobot, a new kind of programmable organism
- carapace 7y agoFour days ago: "Team Builds the First Living Robots" (uvm.edu) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22040150 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22040150
- Awelton 7y agoI am deeply creeped out by this, but I'm not sure why.
- elfexec 7y agoAre you a fan of Alien(s)? The first thought that popped up when I read Xenobot is Xenomorph.
- iknowalot 7y agoPerhaps your subconscious is worried about it's potential when it's inevitably weaponized.
- josephpmay 7y agoI agree. This is one of those things that feels like real science fiction. It feels like the researchers are playing God with parts that they have no idea how they work. I think I'm in favor of this work, but it is alarming.
- rini17 7y agoPerhaps you subconsciously misread "programmable orgasm".
- ghjghjghjg 7y agoWell I was quite shocked with that name Xenobot - Cheat for Tibia: 2 decades old MMORPG.
- s_y_n_t_a_x 7y agoHaha same, small world.