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Why test? You could just print a new one right? Assuming star trek rules where it just gets broken down into raw energy.
by parthianshotgun 3y ago
Why test? You could just print a new one right? Assuming star trek rules where it just gets broken down into raw energy.
- __MatrixMan__ 3y agoStar Trek took it a bit too far for my tastes. I prefer Sci-fi with tech that is out of reach--but just barely (e.g. The Expanse) If your recycling scheme involves condensed matter physics, it might as well be magic. But if it's just known-robotics and reusable parts and good design taken to the n'th degree... that's the kind of thing that could feasibly inspire action in a reader--which is the kind of sci-fi I want to read. Besides, there's something inelegant about breaking something all the way down just to build it all the way back up. A system that understands that the shortest path from here to there means something other than a full molecular disassembly is far more impressive than one that's just a decomposer.
- parthianshotgun 3y agoRight I see what you mean. A disassembler and diagnostic thing might be very particular, but I suppose it's something I can Intuit, something with a high degree of dexterity and enough brains to get the broken unit back to the platonic ideal of said doodad. It'd also be a nice springboard for an AI's first go at manufacturing and going out of spec lol