Gentlemen, we have replicators

[nec207]

https://www.google.com/search?safe=off&site=webhp&source=hp&q=%223d+printed+food%22

Sure, they're not that advanced yet because they're basically version 1.0 .

But guys, we have replicators. From star trek. This is amazing.

3D printers are not replicators like in star trek .Even molecular assembler the use of nanotechnology to move or rearrange atoms are closer to replicators BUT still not replicators.

For there to be true replicators one must turn energy into mass and no where are engineers at that point any time soon.Even molecular assembler are probably 50 to 100 years out.

 

[Ikasury]

When I read the title I thought we were talking Replicators from Stargate and I was gettings ready to kiss my ass goodbye...

You and me both man, i was already dusting off the old *KILL IT WITH FIREEE* picture.

that was my thought as well, i was expecting the grey-flood to sweep in with lego-ized death-robots XD

i'm actually slightly more excited for this... even if its not 'replicators', death-robots or fuck-equivalent-exchange-get-whatever-i-want machines to abuse to my fancy... i will at least hope they are more like Transmetropolitain concept of the 'Makers', Ie: drug-addicted boxes of evil that can make ANYTHING from hardcore drugs to energy weapons with a few 'cracks'... not to mention getting passed the pissed cyber-drug-addicted AIs...

either way, hooray for the future and it 'trying' to advance XD