When I hear about Darwins, Mendels, and Makerbots “in the wild,” I always picture these robots as if they were deer roaming about on the plains, carefree, feeding and migrating with the changes in seasons. Frolicking in the sun, relaxing next to a lagoon, and hunting for roots and grubs.
Then I think about them in a “RepRaps Gone Wild” video – partying on a yacht, heedless to the shame they will heap upon their families and the permanence of digital media. 1
- Oh my god… it’s, it’s, it’s… replicating… right there in the street… Ew… It’s so horrible I can’t look away! [↩]
I more picture it like startrek.
from DS9 “….I’m willing to bet that you’ve brought one of those famed Starfleet engineers who can turn rocks into replicators.”