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I’ve made several changes in my project both in the content and the method of presentation
I ) Content:
1) I’m no longer interested in designing materials that can self-replicate. In stead, I will design a manufacturing process in which all kinds of materials (that you can imagined) are made possible by the use of………nanobots.
2) Since I mentioned the role of nanobots in the manufacturing process, I will provide the design of self-replicating nanobots.
3) There will be self-replicating factory complex. Let’s see!
4) I will design a 3-D copy printer that can print any small and medium object based on software model
II) Method of presentation:
Due to the characteristic of my project, besides all the methods I mentioned earlier in the proposal, I will write a story as well. Remember that methods of presentation are subject to change.
Confused?
Below is the updated outline of my project:
_ An overview of I-World as a habitat.
_ Self-replicating factory complex
_ Material manufacturing process
_ Self-replicating nanobot
_ Self-replicating robot
_ Domestic manufacturing using 3-D printer
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WELCOME TO I-WORLD! An imagined world brought to you by Minh. From now on, week by week, I will tell you some aspects of I-World in a view of a self-replicating habitat. Later in May, these aspects will integrate into a story told by Alice, who, in her dream, was guided by Solomon, a robot, to visit his I-World:
3-D PRINTER: UNIVERSAL MACHINE FOR DOMESTIC MANUFACTURING
A 3-D printer is a breakthrough in technology and it soon becomes a leading universal machine to produce goods ranging from simple domestic objects to sophisticated electronic devices. The advantage of a 3-D printer is that it can produce any kind of product in any shape and from any material. Moreover, its size is just that of a mini fridge so it can accommodate anywhere in a house. The disadvantage is that it can produce objects no bigger than 69 in x 35 in x 24 in (such as a refrigerator). Larger objects (such as a car) are still manufactured in a factory.
The followings are major components of the 3-D printer:
_ A cube printer which looks like a mini fridge
_ The printer is supported by 2 plastic supports that can move up and down relative to the size of the printed object.
_ On the top of the printer is a funnel-like feeder
_ At the front of the printer, there are 2 signal lights: one is “melt” light and the other is “start” light.
_ At the bottom, there are numerous nano-size nozzles
_ At the base, there is a chargeable non-stick pad.
_ The printer is connected to a computer through a cable.
The working of the 3-D printer is just like that of a regular ink-jet printer:
_ Software is bought at the market or downloaded from the internet
_ A special program in the computer will process the model layer by layer and send the information to the printer.
_ User reads information about the materials needed from the computer screen.
_ Materials are provided to the printer through the feeder.
_ Materials are melted.
_ Nozzles spray material layer by layer to the base until a complete object is printed.
Discussion:
_ Since the printer is made from materials and its size is relatively small, it can be printed from itself. Is it called self-replicating?
_ Is a printer a replicating machine (like fax machine or photocopy machine)?
_ A robot in I-World uses this kind of printer to “print” its component and has the component assembled to its body at the robot-self-replicating center.
_ Human parts (such as Alice’s part) can be produced since cells, when located close to each other, tend to fuse.
_ No pollution! No delivery cost! No trade in physical objects! What “people” in I-World buy and sell are software and materials