Kinematic Self-Replicating Machines

Kinematic Self-Replicating Machines
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Author	Robert A. Freitas Jr. Ralph C. Merkle
Language	English
Subject	Nanotechnology
Publisher	Landes Bioscience
Publication date	2004
Media type	Hardback, E-book
Pages	341
ISBN	978-1-57059-690-2

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Kinematic Self-Replicating Machines is a 2004 textbook offering a general review of the theoretical and experimental literature pertaining to physical self-replicating systems. The principal focus of the book is on self-replicating machine systems (see also: robot kinematics). Specifically with kinematic self-replicating machines systems in which actual physical objects, not mere patterns of information, undertake their own replication.

Kinematic was written by Robert Freitas and Ralph Merkle.

Reviews

Moshe Sipper, Book Review, Artificial Life 12 (Winter 2006):187-188.
Via Nanotechnology to the Stars, Centauri Dreams, 14 October 2005.
Newsline: New Robotics Books, Robotics Today 17 (Fourth Quarter, 2004):11. <http://www.molecularassembler.com/KSRM/RoboticsTodayOct04.htm>
J. Storrs Hall, An encyclopedia of self-replicating machines, Foresight Update, No. 54, 5 August 2004, p. 8. <http://www.molecularassembler.com/KSRM/HallReview.htm>
Prepublication comments from 59 Technical Reviewers of KSRM, 2003. <http://www.molecularassembler.com/KSRM/Testimonials.htm>

Citations in other sources

S. Griffith, D. Goldwater, J. M. Jacobson, “Robotics: Self-replication from random parts,” Nature 437(29 September 2005):636.<http://www.squid-labs.com/projects/folding/naturepub.pdf>
V. Zykov, E. Mytilinaios, B. Adams, H. Lipson, “Robotics: Self-reproducing machines,” Nature 435(12 May 2005):163-164. <http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v435/n7039/abs/435163a.html>
D. Goncz, "Welcome to Replikon Research", <https://sites.google.com/a/replikon.net/www/home>

Citations

References

Moshe Sipper, Book Review, Artificial Life 12 (Winter 2006):187-188. <http://www.molecularassembler.com/KSRM/SipperReview.pdf>

External links

Kinematic Self-Replicating Machines Full online text.

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