Robot Composed of "Catoms" Can Assume Any Form

Robot Composed of "Catoms" Can Assume Any Form 168

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Friday February 01, 2008 @05:46PM from the come-with-me-if-you-want-to-live dept.

philetus writes "An article in New Scientist describes a robotic system composed of swarms of electromagnetic modules capable of assuming almost any form that is being developed by the Claytronics Group at Carnegie Mellon. 'The grand goal is to create swarms of microscopic robots capable of morphing into virtually any form by clinging together. Seth Goldstein, who leads the research project at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, in the US, admits this is still a distant prospect. However, his team is using simulations to develop control strategies for futuristic shape-shifting, or "claytronic", robots, which they are testing on small groups of more primitive, pocket-sized machines.'"

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By Any Other Name (Score:5, Funny)

by RobertNotBob ( 597987 ) * writes: on Friday February 01, 2008 @05:47PM (#22267172)

I, for one, welcome our new replicator Overlords.

Tag (Score:4, Funny)

by snl2587 ( 1177409 ) writes: on Friday February 01, 2008 @05:47PM (#22267174)

I suggest the tag "Prey", for all of you Michael Crichton fans.

Replicators!!! (Score:5, Funny)

by alta ( 1263 ) writes: on Friday February 01, 2008 @05:50PM (#22267212) Homepage Journal

Oh my goodness, those people obviously never watched stargate! They're making replicators! They are swarms of robots that can assume any form. The only way to stop them is for MacGuyver to stick his head in some ancient machine to gain their knowledge. Then he'll develope a super weapon that looks like a BFG3000 that will shoot waves at them causing them to disassociate with each other and fall to the ground like a pile of leggos. But that's only enough to stop a few of them, the REAL solution is to link all the stargates together at once (anyone seen baal?) and then send said 'waves of magical energy' through the one closest to T'ealc.

Someone shoot them before they doom us all!!!

Re:Awe gee-whiz... (Score:5, Funny)

by eln ( 21727 ) writes: on Friday February 01, 2008 @05:51PM (#22267222)

In Soviet Slashdot, tired meme jokes are in before YOU!

And that's why... (Score:3, Funny)

by martinQblank ( 1138267 ) writes: on Friday February 01, 2008 @05:51PM (#22267234)

...The best part of being a Super Villian is the Doomsday devices!

Catoms? (Score:5, Funny)

by StCredZero ( 169093 ) writes: on Friday February 01, 2008 @05:54PM (#22267276)

Oh Hai! I haz a covalent bond?

Herds of Cat Robots! Cool! (Score:3, Funny)

by billstewart ( 78916 ) writes: on Friday February 01, 2008 @05:54PM (#22267280) Journal

Herds of tiny cat robots? Cool - that'll go well with the Evil Laugh and the Monocle! [slashdot.org]

Multi Meme Heaven (Score:5, Funny)

by sam_paris ( 919837 ) writes: on Friday February 01, 2008 @06:10PM (#22267506)

T-1000 Cat is watching you masturbate! >.

pokey pokey (Score:5, Funny)

by Stanistani ( 808333 ) writes: on Friday February 01, 2008 @06:13PM (#22267544) Homepage Journal

Wha... "claytronic" robots?

I never foresaw that the machines that take over the world in the future would look like Gumby...

Re:Catoms? (Score:5, Funny)

by Dirtside ( 91468 ) writes: on Friday February 01, 2008 @06:17PM (#22267594) Journal

Nooo! Iz MAI lectron shell. I no share lectrons wit u.

Re:MOD PARENT UP (Score:5, Funny)

by 4D6963 ( 933028 ) writes: on Friday February 01, 2008 @06:17PM (#22267610)

OK, now that's funny!
No it's not! You want funny? Here's funny : There's two hookers in a lift. One goes, "It smells like cum in here". The other one replies, "Oops sorry I just farted".
Tada! Mod points please...

I want... (Score:3, Funny)

by www.sorehands.com ( 142825 ) writes: on Friday February 01, 2008 @06:20PM (#22267648) Homepage

I will destroy the world unless you pay me $1,000,000^h^h^h^h^h^h^h^h^h^h^h0,000,000^h^h^h^h^h^h^h^h^h^h $10 billion dollars.

Claymation (Score:3, Funny)

by Dynedain ( 141758 ) writes: <slashdot2 AT anthonymclin DOT com> on Friday February 01, 2008 @06:23PM (#22267684) Homepage

Unfortunately they'll only be able to make one incredibly small movement ever 6 hours or so.

Re:Holographic Video, Batman! (Score:2, Funny)

by ANCOVA ( 1175953 ) writes: on Friday February 01, 2008 @06:23PM (#22267686)

I can't believe you didn't mention anything sex related.

Re:Catoms? (Score:3, Funny)

by MP3Chuck ( 652277 ) writes: on Friday February 01, 2008 @06:34PM (#22267818) Homepage Journal

Noooo, dey be sharin' mah electrons!

Electromagnetic modules? (Score:2, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Friday February 01, 2008 @06:35PM (#22267820)

Invisible force!

Catoms? (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Friday February 01, 2008 @07:01PM (#22268096)

How in the hell do they expect to build anything out of Catoms? Ever try to herd Cats? Trying to build anything orderly out of them would be impossible.

Re:Oh no, it's the Replicators! (Score:3, Funny)

by mabhatter654 ( 561290 ) writes: on Friday February 01, 2008 @07:08PM (#22268176)

Asgard replicators or Ancient replicators?

As long as they evolve into an evil robot Sam Carter!

Yay! Tomorrow is CATURDAY (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Friday February 01, 2008 @07:35PM (#22268486)

...and I don wanna cheezburgr I wanna PIZZA to nom nom nom and thenna snooze! [icanhascheezburger.com] ummkaythnxbai

Re:Catoms? (Score:5, Funny)

by CptNerd ( 455084 ) writes: <adiseker@lexonia.net> on Friday February 01, 2008 @08:00PM (#22268692) Homepage

DO NOT WANT!

Re:By Any Other Name (Score:4, Funny)

by Pollardito ( 781263 ) writes: on Friday February 01, 2008 @08:23PM (#22268842)

...but i suggest to our future overlords that Voltronic is a much snappier name than claytronic

Re:Mercedes-Benz SilverFlow (Score:5, Funny)

by amRadioHed ( 463061 ) writes: on Friday February 01, 2008 @09:20PM (#22269256)

Mercedes showed off "SilverFlow", a shape-changing car that melts into a pool of liquid metal when not in use.
I used to have a Chevy that sorta did that. I mean not the shape-changing thing, but it did form a big pool of liquid wherever I parked it.

Re:By Any Other Name (Score:4, Funny)

by G-funk ( 22712 ) writes: <josh@gfunk007.com> on Friday February 01, 2008 @09:27PM (#22269308) Homepage Journal

And of all slashdot stories, *this* doesn't have "whatcouldgowrong"....

Re:By Any Other Name (Score:3, Funny)

by Marcos Eliziario ( 969923 ) writes: on Friday February 01, 2008 @09:46PM (#22269460) Homepage Journal

Doomed? You, maybe.
Me, being a trusted slashdot personality, am sure our new overlords will see how convenient to have someone like me at their side.
I, for one, welcome our new t1000 overlords! Be their reign long and fruitful!

I gaev u electron (Score:3, Funny)

by davidwr ( 791652 ) writes: on Friday February 01, 2008 @10:37PM (#22269774) Homepage Journal

Cation sez:

I gaev u electron.

Wut moar u wants?

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Robot Composed of "Catoms" Can Assume Any Form

By Any Other Name (Score:5, Funny)

Tag (Score:4, Funny)

Replicators!!! (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Awe gee-whiz... (Score:5, Funny)

And that's why... (Score:3, Funny)

Catoms? (Score:5, Funny)

Herds of Cat Robots! Cool! (Score:3, Funny)

Multi Meme Heaven (Score:5, Funny)

pokey pokey (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Catoms? (Score:5, Funny)

Re:MOD PARENT UP (Score:5, Funny)

I want... (Score:3, Funny)

Claymation (Score:3, Funny)

Re:Holographic Video, Batman! (Score:2, Funny)

Re:Catoms? (Score:3, Funny)

Electromagnetic modules? (Score:2, Funny)

Catoms? (Score:1, Funny)

Re:Oh no, it's the Replicators! (Score:3, Funny)

Yay! Tomorrow is CATURDAY (Score:1, Funny)

Re:Catoms? (Score:5, Funny)

Re:By Any Other Name (Score:4, Funny)

Re:Mercedes-Benz SilverFlow (Score:5, Funny)

Re:By Any Other Name (Score:4, Funny)

Re:By Any Other Name (Score:3, Funny)

I gaev u electron (Score:3, Funny)

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