Re: Submolecular nanotech [WAS: Goals]

Anders Sandberg (asa@nada.kth.se)
24 May 1999 17:06:47 +0200

"Raymond G. Van De Walker" <rgvandewalker@juno.com> writes:

> I predict it will be the second thing constructed after a true assembler.

I would be surprised, it is after all a sophisticated mechanism relying on group cooperation of trillions of foglets, each containing nanocomputers, microscale actuators, sensors and networking. Obviously, nanocomputers will have to be developed first.


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