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Re:Robot Learns to See in 30 Minutes by cryptonector on Monday March 27, 2023 @01:28AM (#35323160)
> The robot is limited by its gears.

Wait till they hook up the robots to other robots including 3D printers.

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Re:Robot Learns to See in 30 Minutes by hanselot on Monday March 27, 2023 @03:19AM (#35323794)
At which point does self-assembly and 3d printing overlap?

Is there some minimal viable size for a 3d printer to be shrunk down to, aka, cellular level?

Is there diminishing returns or does one eventually just go to nanites for this?

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Re:Robot Learns to See in 30 Minutes by bmacho on Monday March 27, 2023 @06:13AM (#35324829)
> Is there some minimal viable size for a 3d printer to be shrunk down to, aka, cellular level?

Great, not only chemicals, bacteria/virus, nuclear radiation, drones with guns can kill us all very efficiently, bot soon nanobots can devour us alive.

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Re:Robot Learns to See in 30 Minutes by ben_w on Monday March 27, 2023 @07:25AM (#35325282)
In principle you can pick-and-place individual atoms with an electron microscope. But if you think macro-scale 3D printing is slow, you'll be flabbergasted by how much slower this is.
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