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sergpepper t1_ix7tj0j wrote

It would be better to make a molecular food/water synthesizer like in Star Trek

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pro_deluxe t1_ix7w11p wrote

A general purpose robot doesn't require a completely new understanding of physics like a replicator would.

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Educational-Ad-3096 t1_ix7ugtu wrote

But a replicator can't put away my laundry! 🤣

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hunt_and_peck t1_ix7wftw wrote

You can have freshly replicated clothes for breakfast.

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RuboPosto t1_ix7wkya wrote

Hmmm but we could synthesize a new T-shirt and recycle the dirty one. That would be faster than the cleaning process. 👍

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Telsak t1_ix9ue9n wrote

Let's just skip a step and transport the clothes but not the dirt?

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DDayDawg t1_ix7zm4p wrote

There is Science Fiction and then there is Science Fantasy and a replicator is pure fantasy. To our knowledge at this time it is impossible.

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