baumhaus.digital/Design & Computation/Perspectives in Engineering/IOPS/Problem & Solution/problem(s)/13 teacher-proposed D&C problems/The Seed
The Seed, or Universal Nano-Assembler, is a programmable, portable, self-sustainable matter compiler of non-organic origin able to reorganize molecules of its envelopping substrate in such a manner that it is able to create its own copy in less than one hour.
Status: nature can do it
Approach: MEMS, DNA-computing, nanotech, protein design, AGI
Inspiration: Eric Drexler (Engines of Creation)