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A '''Von Neumann Machine''', named for Hungarian physicist John von Neumann, is a type of [[robot]] proposed as a method for interstellar exploration. Such a robot is equipped and programmed to gather and process raw materials and use them to build exact duplicates of itself. Such machines will attempt to replicate themselves exponentially, to the limits of available raw materials and energy. | |||
== Von Neumann Machines in [[science fiction]] == | == Von Neumann Machines in [[science fiction]] == | ||
Von Neumann Machines are usually depicted as antagonists in science fiction. | Von Neumann Machines are usually depicted as antagonists in science fiction. Self-replicating robots are by their very nature compelled to consume everything they can to make additional robots, a fact which inevitably brings them into conflict with other entities. Intelligent Von Neumann machines are particularly dangerous. | ||
*[[Replicators]] | *[[Replicators]] | ||
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[[Category:Science Fiction]] | [[Category:Science Fiction]] | ||
[[Category:Robots]] | [[Category:Robots]] | ||
Revision as of 01:50, 10 September 2012
A Von Neumann Machine, named for Hungarian physicist John von Neumann, is a type of robot proposed as a method for interstellar exploration. Such a robot is equipped and programmed to gather and process raw materials and use them to build exact duplicates of itself. Such machines will attempt to replicate themselves exponentially, to the limits of available raw materials and energy.
Von Neumann Machines in science fiction
Von Neumann Machines are usually depicted as antagonists in science fiction. Self-replicating robots are by their very nature compelled to consume everything they can to make additional robots, a fact which inevitably brings them into conflict with other entities. Intelligent Von Neumann machines are particularly dangerous.
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