August 17, 2010
Mobile factories that fit in a standard shipping container make replacement parts on-site, on-demand. Better and smaller systems in your neighborhood someday; military systems in Afghanistan today. John Robb sees them as part of a trend toward hyperlocal manufacturing.
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March 7, 2009
For background:
I disliked the word “nanobot” the first time I heard it.
I like it less now.
I don’t know what it means.
Once, “robot” meant a machine that resembled a human being. In fiction, robots usually were intelligent and capable of plot-advancing independent action.
Later, “robot” also meant a machine with an arm that could do certain kinds [...]
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