For years, robots were machines that were made of metal and circuits. But science has made a big step forward, and scientists have made a discovery that has changed the way we see robots: the creation of living robots, which have been named "Xenobots". These tiny creatures are made of living cells, and they can reproduce. The discovery is a revolution in the field of synthetic biology, as it has opened a new door in the creation of artificial life forms.
What Is a Xenobot?
Xenobots are robots that are made from stem cells of frog embryos. Scientists have used a computer to create a plan, and they have assembled the cells to create organisms that have a size of less than 1 mm. The living robots can move, swim, and transport objects. The heart cells help them move, and the skin cells help them have a shape. The Xenobots can also repair themselves, which is a thing that robots cannot do.
Their Unexpected Reproductive Ability
The biggest mystery of the Xenobots is their ability to reproduce, an ability that the researchers had not planned for. The Xenobots can use their bodies to gather free cells. When the cells are gathered, they can form new "baby" Xenobots. The process is a new form of reproduction that has been named "kinetic replication". The discovery has surprised the researchers and it has given us new information on the way that life can reproduce.
The Implications of Synthetic Biology
The discovery of the Xenobots has a big impact on synthetic biology and on biological robotics. Researchers believe that the living robots could be used for medicine, to transport drugs in the body, and to clean rivers of microplastics. The discovery also has a big impact on the way that we see life, as it has made us understand that life can be created using science. The future of robots is very different from what we thought, and robots could be alive.