143: Xenobots: Science of Living Robots (That Reproduce?)
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🗓️ 10 January 2022
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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
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| 0:00.0 | What are we starting with this week? |
| 0:02.0 | A YouTube comment. |
| 0:03.0 | How did you know? |
| 0:04.0 | That is how. |
| 0:05.0 | I don't know, man. |
| 0:06.0 | It's just intuition. |
| 0:07.0 | Well, this YouTube comment is from Natasha. |
| 0:09.0 | And it says, I completely forgot I was a new patron until I heard my name. |
| 0:13.0 | And that is pretty cool. |
| 0:14.0 | If you're a patron and you're a new patron on our Patreon, Patreon, Patreon |
| 0:17.0 | is on Forbes slash guys. |
| 0:18.0 | You'll get your name read out, the Patreon vote, bonus, not bonus, the patron vote episode. |
| 0:21.8 | Natasha. Natasha. Natasha. Like, just like that. Natasha. Not the show. Not a show. I'm not the show. |
| 0:29.4 | I'm not the show. I'm not the show. I'm not the show. Let us start the show. No, no, no, no. |
| 0:36.2 | Oh, question. A question is, do you think robots could ever be alive? |
| 0:41.3 | Like, can you consider a robot as a living thing? |
| 0:44.3 | I'm not too sure. |
| 0:45.3 | Isn't that a contradiction in terms? |
| 0:47.3 | No, it's not. That's why I'm asking the question. |
| 0:49.3 | Okay, thank you. Let's start the show. |
| 0:51.3 | Let's start the show. Let's start the show! Hello and welcome to the Sci guys! The show where we talk about the crazy, weird and wonderful stories from the science world. |
| 1:05.0 | I'm Corey, and as always, I am joined by my co-host, Kemp and Luke Kaffawe. Hello. |
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