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[–] unmagical@lemmy.ml 74 points 5 months ago (9 children)

Why would robots make robots in child form?

[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 67 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Same reason I made a child

Incredible foolishness

[–] lauha@lemmy.one 19 points 5 months ago (1 children)

One molecule 3.7 billion years ago found out how to replicate and it's been down hill ever since.

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 4 points 5 months ago

I suspect that's how we all came into this world.

[–] CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social 30 points 5 months ago

If they're calling a brain their original processor, these robots could be a result of successful transhumanism rather than conventional robots, ie, they could be humans that have made themselves into robots, rather than robots built for some specific purpose. In that case, they might create child robots and grow them over time to reproduce, just because they find that mode of reproduction familiar and wish to continue it.

[–] NakariLexfortaine@lemm.ee 24 points 5 months ago

Tight space requirements.

The childbots yearn for the tubes.

[–] yesman@lemmy.world 17 points 5 months ago

Almost as interesting as a robot who builds a museum.

[–] DarkCloud@lemmy.world 13 points 5 months ago

Could just be a compact model, the big one could just be stupidly pointing out the obvious to a far more advanced compact model that's just given a lecture on the history of robotic processors.

The compact advanced model might just be about to say "Very good, I'm glad you were listening".

[–] Hux@lemmy.ml 8 points 5 months ago

Maybe it’s a Grow-bot…

[–] giantfloppycock@lemm.ee 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

And why must the child-bot be so thicc?

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Title of your autobiography.

[–] TheOakTree@beehaw.org 4 points 5 months ago

I like to imagine that the childbots are made in the image of the parentbots, and the childbots eventually are tasked with picking out preferred larger parts as a growing rite.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

Small hands. Good for thievin', as the Ravagers say.

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 22 points 5 months ago

The original processor would be far smaller and simpler. It took millions of years of evolution before that one showed up.

[–] aluminium@lemmy.world 18 points 5 months ago

Shit can't even do math without errors, lmao.

[–] helios@social.ggbox.fr 15 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] MrFunnyMoustache@lemmy.ml 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

You can run DOOM on E.Coli bacteria, so I'm sure you can run it on anything.

[–] SsxChaos@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago

Me in 2050 playing Doom on an E.Coli bacteria from the newest Elon musk's Neuro Chip

[–] solarvector@lemmy.zip 13 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Predates the 8086, truly a marvel of the transition point of biological to mechanical engineering.

[–] unreachable@lemmy.id 12 points 5 months ago (1 children)

next iteration, the borg, biomech engineering

[–] EldritchFeminity@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 5 months ago

From the moment I understood the weakness of my flesh, it disgusted me. I craved the strength and certainty of steel. I aspired to the purity of the blessed Machine.

Your kind cling to your flesh, as if it will not decay and fail you. One day, the crude biomass that you call a temple will wither, and you will beg my kind to save you.

But I am already saved. For the Machine is immortal.

[–] Reddfugee42@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago