#380 – Neil Gershenfeld: Self-Replicating Robots and the Future of Fabrication
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The following is a conversation with Neil Gershenfeld, the director of MIT's Center for Bits and Atoms, an amazing laboratory that is breaking down boundaries between the digital and physical worlds, fabricating objects and machines at all scales of reality, including robots and automata that can build copies of themselves and self-assemble into complex structures. His work inspires millions across the world as part of the maker movement to build cool stuff, to create the very act that makes life so beautiful and fun. And now a quick few second mention of each sponsor. Check them out in the description. It's the best way to support this podcast. We got Element for zero sugar hydration, NetSuite for business management software, and BetterHelp for mental health.
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