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Just some notes for now …

== Ready-fire-aim philosopy ==

Discoveries and scientific progress by 
* working on practical problems (where ideas come from (?))
* failing but discovering something different 
* which can be applied elsewhere eventually

== Focus on growth plan (cellular automata) ==

Yes, I agree that the [[von Neumann bottleneck]] from <br>
separating storage and compute (arithmetic logic unit ALU) is very bad.

But personally I think maximally distributed compute (cellular automata)
is only useful in special application cases. E.g. far term [[utility fog]].

I don't like the imperative nature of "what to do" step by step in a "growth plan". <br>
I prefer the denotative nature in a direct description. <br>
See: [[Decompression chain]] & [[Constructive solid geometry]]

Well, a "growth plan" could be an automated step within a decompression chain. <br>
Actually extrusion in a [[nanofactory]] chip is kind of a growth plan. <br>
Just that the assembling nano and micro-machinery does not push itself along but rather stays put and pushes the product. <br>

There is a bio-analogy to the (topologically 2D) "meristem" "germinal epithelia" "germinal zones" "germinal cells". <br>
See: [[Complex surface nonplanar nanofactory chip growthfronts]] <br>
Also see: [[Misleading biological analogies that should be avoided]]

Reminder: Full volume growth would lead to 
* excessive productivity due to [[higher throughput of smaller machinery]].
* complications in feed-stock supply needing to cross product volume

== Related ==

* '''[[The three axes of the Center for Bits and Atoms]]'''
* [[Simultaneous prototyping across scales]]
* [[Robot substructure gradients]]
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* [[Mobile robotic device]] [[Cellular shape shifting tangible systems]]
* [[Digital control over matter]]

== External links ==

Websites:
* [http://cba.mit.edu/ Landing page of Center for Bits and Atoms], [http://cba.mit.edu/about/index.html CBA about page]
* [https://www.media.mit.edu/graduate-program/center-for-bits-and-atoms/ MIT: Center for Bits and Atoms]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Center_for_Bits_and_Atoms Wikipedia: Center for Bits and Atoms]
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Videos:
* 2023-05-25 (~2hours): [https://youtu.be/YDjOS0VHEr4 Neil Gershenfeld: Self-Replicating Robots and the Future of Fabrication | Lex Fridman Podcast #380]
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Papers & theses:
* [http://cba.mit.edu/docs/papers/22.11.Nature.pdf Self-replicating hierarchical modular robotic swarms]
* [http://cba.mit.edu/docs/theses/21.09.fredin.pdf Assembling Integrated Electronics by Zach Fredin]
* [http://cba.mit.edu/docs/theses/19.09.Langford.pdf Discrete Robotic Construction by William Kai Langford]