Sci Guys 143: Xenobots: Science of Living Robots (That Reproduce?)
Jan 10, 2022
01:29:27
Is a robot a robot when it’s made of living cells? Scientists took frog cells and made them into tiny living robots with the apparent ability to build more of themselves from other cells!
Grab our BRAND NEW merch now http://normalcitizen.store
Grab our BRAND NEW merch now http://normalcitizen.store
Help keep the show running by supporting us on Patreon!
http://patreon.com/sciguys
http://patreon.com/sciguys
If you'd like to see more of us, follow our socials!
http://facebook.com/SciGuysPod
http://twitter.com/SciGuysPod
http://instagram.com/SciGuysPod
Follow the SCI GUYS
@notcorry / @jampkin / @lukecutforth
References & Further Reading
- https://www.pnas.org/content/118/49/e2112672118
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32364479/
- https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34043553
- https://www.pnas.org/content/117/4/1853
News Articles
- https://wyss.harvard.edu/news/team-builds-first-living-robots-that-can-reproduce/
- https://choice.npr.org/index.html?origin=https://www.npr.org/2021/12/01/1060027395/robots-xenobots-living-self-replicating-copy
- https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-unveiled-the-worlds-first-living-robots-last-year-now-they-can-now-reproduce-180979150/
- https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.newscientist.com/article/2299252-living-robots-made-from-frog-cells-can-replicate-themselves-in-a-dish/amp/
- https://www.uvm.edu/news/story/team-builds-first-living-robots