Robotic enzyme-based autonomous self-replication

In this paper, we introduce and describe the notion of a robotic enzyme, and how it can use properties that are similar to biological enzymes to autonomously self-replicate. We test the idea of robotic enzymes using a virtual environment that simulates the currently existing modular robots in a physically accurate way. We describe the self-replicating features of robotic enzymes, and how they could be used to autonomously self-replicate for multiple generations, limited only by the amount of modules in the environment.

Authors

• Michael Rubenstein
• Maks Krivokon
• Wei-Min Shen

Keywords

• Robots
• Raw materials
• Robotic assembly
• Biochemistry
• Containers
• Robustness
• Shape
• Biology
• Testing
• Biological system modeling
• Active Site
• Collision
• Simulation Environment
• Target Modules
• Orientation Model