Science: Robots Enter Reproduction Stage

Society | February 4, 2005, Friday // 00:00

South Korean scientists said they have created the world's first artificial species, a robot with genes and chromosomes, the Korea Times reported.

Kim Jong-Hwan, professor at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, said his team developed a robot with 14 chromosomes and a unique personality.

"This robot is a software-based one, sometimes called a sobot. It has a unique synthetic character determined by its specific combination of 14 chromosomes," Kim said.

When Kim's team gave a stimulus to the chromosome-equipped sobots, they showed totally different responses even under the same environment due to their distinctive personalities.

The sobots also have the ability to evolve.

"Because a sobot is basically a software system, it can easily travel to other robots and multiply. In the middle of such processes, it can evolve through crossover and mutation," Kim said.

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