Meet the Xenobot, the World’s First-Ever "Living" Robot
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- Опубликовано: 31 июл 2024
- These researchers paired biology with artificial intelligence to create the world’s first “living” robots.
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Measuring less than a millimeter wide, these micro-machines are programmable lifeforms that researchers from the University of Vermont and Tufts University believe could one day help clean microplastics from our oceans or even repair organs inside our bodies.
But what exactly is a “living” robot?! And should we expect to see them whizzing through our bloodstreams any time soon?
By pairing stem cells harvested from the embryos of the African Clawed frog with a sophisticated computer algorithm, researchers generated a blueprint design that allowed the team to build the brand new form of life known as xenobots.
If scaled up, xenobots could be used for regenerative medicine like repairing organs or growing body parts for transplant from the ground up. They could be created using a patient’s own cells, then inserted into their bloodstream and programmed to clear the plaque from clogged arteries or to detect cancer.
And the xenobot’s applications aren’t just limited to the medical field. The team also envisions assigning individual tasks to a swarm of xenobots so they can collect microplastics from the ocean or search for and collect radioactive contaminants.
But what are the ethical implications of creating a totally new form of life?
Find out more about how these “living” xenobots came to be and what their existence could mean for the future of humanity in this Elements.
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A scalable pipeline for designing reconfigurable organisms
www.pnas.org/content/117/4/1853
"Most technologies are made from steel, concrete, chemicals, and plastics, which degrade over time and can produce harmful ecological and health side effects."
Computer-Designed Organisms
cdorgs.github.io/
"A scalable pipeline for creating functional novel lifeforms (Xenobots)."
AI-Designed 'Living Robots' Crawl, Heal Themselves
spectrum.ieee.org/the-human-o...
"Biological organisms have certain useful attributes that synthetic robots do not, such as the abilities to heal, adapt to new situations, and reproduce."
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These micro-nano-bots are already being used by the intelligence community to track people and even connect to WiFi.
They can transmit heart rate, location, body temperature, and if the person is sick or healthy.
Welcome to 1984.
Why do you reject GOD ?
Seeker,
This ties into the end times, tracking people,
Cursing people,
Beware of what you mess with!
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Seeker actual blasphemy you have no idea how dangerous that is.
Scientists "what if we get these xenobots to read the hosts DNA and use it as a template to reproduce itself...."
"Xenomorphs"
Thats some monkaS scenario xD
Virus like.
We need Ripley
Michael Edmond nerdy neuroscience channel = ruclips.net/channel/UCtQL5M2NjdiZEUBRLhIQCwA
We definitely need more people like you !!
"and when cut open, they can heal themselves"
It's over
Tiny wolverines.
It's the end
Terminator
I bet if we stomp on them they won’t heal
Burn them.
2020: Xenobots
2021: Xenomorphs
Lol, well it isnt a stretch as Xenos are literally bioweapons. Organic machines designed and programmed to wipe out entire species.
2029 xenokillhumans
2022: Xenoburps
You mean Bio Organic Weapons.
We might not even make it to 2020 the way how this is goin
Status update: now they reproduce.
Metal Gear Rising 2: "Xenobots, son!"
Xenomachines son
they move in response to evolutionary algorithms
@@TheMrAdhitya jajajajajaaja you make my day dude jajajajaa
😂
US Military: slaps gun unto them and send them into war.
Mind control. Go to the brain and take over the synapses.
stars wars type shit . frfr .
or just releases it anywhere to invade our bodies..
gray goo
Pretty sure that if the military used these to fight with they'd count as bioweapons. That'd be against the Geneva Protocols and would lead to a ton of trouble from the rest of the world. If they did do this, they'd have to keep it top-secret.
Coronavirus *exists*
Humans: Chill out dude
Coronavirus: no
Humans: *X E N O B O T S*
demmordor NOW PERISH
That's xenophobia
cancer: :l whaaaa this cell is gonna kill me (cancer dies)
probotics: you replaced me :( i wanted to be upgraded to attack viruses to
*X E N O M A L S*
This is definitely going to advance our medical capabilities significantly. It’s amazing how far humanity has come.
either this or the mastery of C.R.I.S.P.E.R is gunna be the cure for cancer
@@andreyRED6969 how about both and more
And that's just with this planet alone. Now imagine what we could accomplish when/if we master space travel.
And there's more to come
Seen the same comment in the other video from asapscience
"ethical" let's make some people who don't know shit abiut this to regulate and profit from the work of the scientists
They usually do know much better than corporations with stockholders and management that don't know or care about the results?
But the latter has a large enough PR budget to make people say shit like this
Buddy, scientists have been working with businessmen to make profit for decades. Honorable science is pretty rare nowadays.
@Lee The big difference between scientists and engineers is that scientists invent the things and methods that engineers apply to everyday life.
@@Jaccobtw Most scientists work for Universities and public institutions, and they usually become able to develop research independently only around 40 yo, so they basically live with minimal incomes for most of their careers. Even after that they still have to secure funding or else they are unable to do research and, most importantly, bring bread on the table. The only positive is that you are not easily replaceable, do it's at least a very secure job. Only a handful go into the private sector and get big profits.
I know because I'm getting a master's degree in astrophysics and I've worked closely with postdocs and senior scientists, so I've see what's like. The successful ones, economically, are usually those who go into teaching, because on top of their research they get salary from the University, and they get their name on a larger number of papers (done by their PhD students). Problem is that teacher positions are quite limited.
So no, most scientists are scientists because they like what they do (that's why I'm becoming one anyway), there definitely are much better jobs for much less effort if your objective is to make money. In a way it's a shame that the scientific community works like it does because it looks very frustrating to someone who just wants to produce knowledge, I had to take a long time thinking if I really wanted to be a researcher because of it. But I guess it's the compromise we have to make until we have this economic system.
Lee Oof, big blow to engineers
This is got to be one of the coolest things to come out since 2020 began. Truly we are living in an age of Revolution now. This science is absolutely incredible. So long as we can control how many we will ever need but also make sure they don’t spread out of control and become a threat to life on Earth then we should be alright. I truly look forward to the day that these little guys can be put into practical use. Please keep us updated when you can.
The key thing is so long as they can be controlled and are abuse or develop negative behaviour basically if.
Wait until you find out about chatgpt next year.
No one:
Umbrella Corp: "heavy breathing"
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*sweats in doctor gero*
Lol Thanks
We'll have immersive Resident Evil games in the future!
Random fact: A group of frogs is called an “army.” 🐸🐸🐸
Kek
Random fact: The United States Army is made up of humans instead of frogs :0
@Carl Giuliano a group of easy men is called a gigolo.
@@mygirldarby The answer to sexism against women is not sexism against men.
*"NOBODY'S GONNA STOP ME AND MY ARMY OF FROGS! YEAAH!"*
I've never seen a sci-fi show where injecting those things was a good idea.
I feel you fam
Always creates monsters?
I can see how this, a cure for viruses and making us super human will lead to the mark of the beast. I don’t want this is my body. I’ll die first and heaven is my real home. God bless
Futurama.
Gas station sandwich.
I would have kept those worms...
As long as they posed no threat.
Good thing we live in reality
Thank you guys for this insightful videos you create and share! You add real value to RUclips and my knowledge.
All us Sci Fi enjoyers know how the "Delivering medications deep within the human body without eliciting an immune response" could go wrong really quick
this is gonna be the Perfect living Being
we will call it "Cell" and it will be Perfect and show us lower lifeforms how perfection is
...Only when they can get it to join with prototype 17 & 18 first of course ;)
😬😬
Ultimate kars oop
Doctor Flux then beat the shxt out of us
Doctor Flux it already masters the ability of making a round shape out of many squares.
How long until they start saying "we are Borg"?
Or "All your base are belong to us"
Resistance is futile
Around 2300 by TNG folklore
Third video I've seen about this and it still fascinates me. Was waiting on this one tho
My thesis was on evolutionary algorithms, I can say it's the most fascinating and promising for Robotics and Biotech
"Why are you still not limp?!"
"Nanomachines, ho!"😅✌
I came here looking for more info about xenobots after learning they had been developed with the ability to self-replicate. That was my first introduction to xenobots period. Wow. An experimental, bioengineered organism that can now self-replicate and will soon be dumped into our oceans and even inserted into us humans. What can go wrong with that?
Stop making questions and enjoy our last christmas.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂✨
You're being paranoid, the government and big corporations would NEVER do any harm!!! Just drink your Soylent beverage and get back in line
For real! They could even contain the bees...
The creation of these xenobots is genius, it is also sick madness!!!
And so it begins the first creation of the Borg
Nanites? Neat!
Technically micronites but yeah!
the more powerful a thing gets, the more it can harm others or heal them
And you know the ones that heal are going to be patented and sold at a hefty cost
xenobots:what is my purpose?
scientists:you roll around.
xenobots: Oh My GoD
Correction: researchers already know some information how cells communicate and repair, which has contributed to developmental and cellular biology.
So are we gonna be able to use a more complete version of these little bots in the next 10 years or not? They look pretty neat.
Saw this on SciShow a while back and it blew my mind with the potential benefits ... then almost immediately, remembering the human predilection for ickiness, I was equally horrified at the potential.
It's been discovered so there is no going back but wow, the potential here is as dangerous as it is inspiring.
On a side note, I could listen to Amanda talk all day lol
Update for ya: They just reproduced for the first time
Yup, amazing and terrifying at the same time. I just hope we don't wipe ourselves out of existence.
@@70briareos imagine if Xenobots become virus carriers
Why don't you condemn humans eating meat and making babies?
Two REAL ACTUAL evils that cause REAL QUANTIFIABLE SUFFERING?
@@theultimatereductionist7592 making babies is evil? And how does eating meat compare to the potential of people to weaponize this technology 🤔?
Really appreciate that your talk about exciting new technologies without screaming.
Hmmmm, the light-hearted cheerful way she's talking about this makes me feel that this is ultimately A BAD idea that they're trying to make is feel good about.
J H there’s nothing wrong about it.
This is a good idea
They look fragile. So it won’t take over the world
Eventually program them to assist in regrowing lost limbs as well.
Wont work as the cells used are already differentiated cells you need stem cells for that.
@@xMckingwill assist, not cause entirely on their own.
@@Tsum1923 now imagine
These guys already in your blood
Then you get a shot with stem cells
And the xenobots put your DNA in the stem cells and start rebuilding your body
That's straight up sci-fi healing potion lol
@@hugofontes5708 exactly
@I Z E K O L the closest anything could get to immortality in any form would probably lean toward, if not outright be a non-biological entity. However existing as long as possible as flesh and bone for obvious reasons is very appealing to us. With biomass involved "immortality" would seem to me to be a neverending uphill battle against everything breaking down. To answer the question directly, maybe just long enough to digitize lol.
Wow, this is cool. Can't wait to see where this goes.
"BuT wHaT aBoUt ThE eThIcS!?"
*Rolls eyes.*
Don Pedro Hernadez The homonculus videos are not real.
Yup. They are worrying about the wrong thing.
Its not the ethic. Its the possibility of xenobots turning into grey goo scenario.
Less concerned about the ethics. More concerned about malfunctions in an organism impossible to collect, spread across the planet. This has the potential to be the worst invasive species ever.
@@jontobin5942 prove it by scientific evidences/data and research and stop predicting..
First you need to understand what they mean by saying ethics, we are talking about us being us and not change us into something that is not us any more.
That is an amazing feat. Is it possible that this happened by itself on accident millions of years ago? Occam’s Razor is a very applicable here. Design is inevitable.
Maybe billions of years ago
I do wonder if this will ever be properly utilised in the medical field?
Will they ever be able to feed and divide?
Imagine how far we would be right now if they focus on building these instead of nuclear weapons😂but who says these aren't worse
Thankyou for saying that
It might be worse. We might be heading towards alien and prometheus.
Anything that has capacity to be used as a weapon will be explored as such and eventually used if it is practical enough ,sadly.
One of actual main reason there aren’t world wide war anymore is because of the nukes. Ppl are actually afraid to use any of them.
@@AppleFrogTomatoFace you must be american if you are saing that stupid bs, world almost ended because nuks
Amazing! 🙌🏾 ... (though not exactly "creating" new life but rather modifying it.)
Beginning of such technology is really good
This is so fascinating!!
Welp, it’s official: Biopunk is now a reality.
Can’t wait to see what these little guys lead to!
It just had a baby supposedly lol
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Sarkic cult: "Ah, it's all coming together"
Yeah...sure..."to clean micro plastics"
Agreed...
Just like when GMO corn came out. "Oh, it's only for animals, it won't he used in human food..." 🙄
She put 25 statements into the form of a question in less than 5 minutes. Wow
This show gets more and more sci fi every time I watch
If I have this thing my first thing to command is
*"Evolve into a human"*
So within less than a year these XENOBOTS can now reproduce? 🤯😨
Yes
just got goosebumps - super amazing robotic level achieved
Holy Zeus, you have a VERY soothing voice! I hope you do audiobook and other voicework...
omg this is amazing! why is there downvotes?!?!?!
People are scared of science
Seeker is ❤️❤️❤️
@Renee Speece
Survive what?
Cut & heal automatically ,that would be interesting if Arms or legs created with them also act like that (like some reptile tails)
2:33 Looks like my Cocoa Puffs in the morning
The weapon industry: yey, new treat from papa science
Where do you think they got the funding in the first place? Most major breakthroughs in science and technology have had the discovering country's military funding the research.
@@GR3YS0RG4N1CS True, i doubt the initial motive to research this program was anything other than military purposes.
@@MazdaRX7007 it's for medicine
this is becoming zombie apocalypse first step =D
basic bitch
@@DGP406 basic hctiB
Are you ready?
Thank you so much, that's incredible video!
This is next gen technology, really cool
I can see a programmable cancer cell 🤣
Same
And they'll inject babies with it and call it necessary.
I can see next CoronaVirus
@@echad6259 are you one of those idiots that thinks vaccines cause autism? Misinformation causes autism
Jared I 🤣🤣🤣
Considering we've been hearing about graphite and graphene for the last say 10 years being the "next big thing" and just now is barely being used on general consumer products I'd not be surprised we don't hear much about these bots in the next 10-20 years aside from just updates here and there
I got news for you☺️.
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This is fascinating and scary, all at the same time.
You sound so cool with that soundtrack 👍🏻
We're at the steps of being gods
Like Cell from Dragon Ball Z???
I can see people in the future coming back to this video seeing how it all started
Man i can't remember the movie but all i can think of is how these could cure major medical issues but also be carries for that same disease only to be turn back on at a later time. And how the could equivalent to cloning a human as a robot placing their former memories in said robot but not how you died previously so in a way live forever. If anyone knows what movie or movies i could be making a reference to can you put it in the comments
Wow this is amazing this could be one of the mini new ways to help our body heal just think what this could be in 20years
imagine people who have their arms chopped off and hearing them say... *ah shit, imma need to wait an hour for it to regrow.*
* Releases xenobots all around the globe *
* Xenobots evolves and reproduce and becomes hostile *
Scientist: "aight imma head out"
Fantastic job
Wow that's a great idea for a new programmable biological weapon, hurray thanks seeker !
Or medicine
All I could think of was that one episode from The Outer Limits where dude injected himself with nanobots and end result wasn't so good
What happened?
@@neodimium
www.dailymotion.com/video/x5veczk
There's the full episode.
When you mess with the human body, all kinds of things can go wrong. It seems the most likely uses for this technology would be forced sterilization & population control.
While I could think of the GIJOE Rise of the Cobra scene where the Nanobots push out the King Cobra venom out of the bite marks on the soldier's hand.
Man, this is groundbreaking!
I never thought I'll alive to see this
This is AMAZING!!!
Those are basicly cell from dbz 🤣
Soo True
Perfect cell was dope
Lel miss that saga.
Or ultimate kars from jojo part 2 lmao
1920: There will be flying car..
2020: There are programmable Living Beings...
Totally not disappointed...
cool but how are they used/programmed? You just make one bot specifically always go forwards? Or can they do complicated stuff automatically?
If they just do one thing, hey can they ever be useful?
unless some self preservation programed in when deployed in the ocean I predict we're only going to end up seeding the evolution of nearby filter feeders
Actually, this is not a robot, it is a living thing with the function of robot. The greatest invention from United State.
Im glad Im only alive for the start of this, imagine being alive for when they take over.
And save millions of lives. Yeah, sucks for you.
@@niklasvilhelm7247 in my opinion I think A.I will take over why? Because yeah they might be robots but us inventing them to be slaves to our purpose of helping mankind I don’t think they’d last long sure they’d be able to save millions of lives cure cancers etc etc but they will have their own ever expanding intelligence thoughts of their own, who likes being told what to do? Not sure about you but I don’t, i don’t disagree they could be used to help but how do you stop a machine that’s infinite times smarter then you? To each their own opinion, I just think that they will take over because why let a inferior species control you?
@@niklasvilhelm7247 and no I’m not some hippy who is crazy just think about the possibilities have an open mind cause anything could happen🤷🏽♂️
@@daaaduh5 it's a machine, even if it gains sentience it will still be guided by logic, so it will understand that those machines are basically non intelligent
They are the evolution of those toothbrush like robots that vibrate and move.
You always hear about those scientific breakthroughs but u almost never hear about them a second time
Skynet: i am here to destroy
Corona chan: too late :)
Too*...pff, imbecile.
Franz Ferdinand
me too
i want to do that
am i wrong?
@@SIyMarbo do you have a brain?
I am Curious English isn’t my first language but yeah
I am Curious 脳はありますか
The new god: humans
First and only god
First breakthrough for cloning a human or maybe immortality
They would also need some kind of digestive or photosynthetic system because last time I checked oceans weren’t made from glucose syrup and nether isotonic.
"Detroit become human."
The military applications for this technology are endless. I'd love to peek into the covert R&D that we don't get to see.
They just revealed the xenobots can self-replicate; so they were keeping that quiet when you were wondering about this question.
What _else_ are they doing? How far are they really wanting to take it?
And who are "they"? You know some corporation or, as you say, the military, for sure have their eyes on that project's progress. Might even be that they control when the info of the researchers' achievements is shared, and how much info is included.
@@Quazi-moto this video outright said darpa has a hand in the funding so the u.s. military is beyond interested
@@zarith9149 Ah, I must've missed that bit.
They'll fix all the soldiers on disability and take all the money we get from the government.
This is doing my head in wow how is this possible ?
I thought this was a repost until I realized this was covered on a Cold Fusion video last week.
clickbait word "Robots" that has nothing to do with these modified cells in that video too?
That’s cool and all, but when do we get genetically modified cat girls?
Ikr
Or better yet, big titty goth girls
Video: Talk about the application on positive aspects
Me: cynically think the implications on military, spy, and biohazard
Yeahhh, me 2
"Do you want xenomorphs because this is how you get xenomorphs" in my best Archer voice
This is amazing now imagine when they acquire consciousness
She cheerfully talks about this new “green” biodegradable planet saving technology. I shake my head and worry for the future.
let me guess.. your american...
What future?
Isn’t this like shocking a dead man which shows some movement and then calling it a robot ?
If you go and watch videos of microorganisms moving around you will be surprised how similar their movement is... Obviously this is still very basic but over tjme they will make much more complicated robots
Wasn’t even thinking of “ethical problems” until you brought it up. Would you feel bad for eating vegetables because they are alive. Or creating bio organisms to keep us healthy.
Cell from db like others mentioned, and I'm getting terminator crossover with alien vibes too
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Hm, right now these "bots" are just separated muscle cells running amok.
Except that they're programmable and able to perform simple tasks
So? Before we figured it out, uranium was just a useless poisonous rock. Give it time.
Xenobots sounds like our doom
Like nuclear booms?
@@PopularDiamondPieYolo like boom - boom?
Self replication getting out of hand and destroying the earth
Wow that’s so incredible
I'm interested in how they program them, where do instructions process????