*A universal constructor* is a machine that can replicate itself and - in addition - make other industrial products. Such a machine would have a number of interesting characteristics, such as being subject to Darwinian evolution, increasing in number exponentially, and being extremely low-cost. http://reprap.org/ found at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fused_deposition_modeling [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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Self Replicating Rapid Manufacturer Project?
2006-05-16 by Tobias Gogolin