Self-Replicating Robots And Space Exploration

In this video from PBS Digital Studios, self-assembling (or self-replicating) robots are discussed. These robots offer us the potential to proliferate throughout our solar system.

Automated, self-repairing robots may prove to be a cost effective way to extract the resources needed in preparation for human colonization of Mars.

ref: https://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/20160005963.pdf