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DescriptionSelf-replicating machine.png
English: Sketch of robot arms that self-replicate theoretically exponentially
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Own work? NASA Conference Publication 2255 (1982), based on the Advanced Automation for Space Missions NASA/ASEE summer study Held at the University of Santa Clara in Santa Clara, California, from June 23-August 29, 1980.
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