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hypothetical end of the world event involvingnanotechnology in whichout-of-control self-replicating nanobots consume alllife onEarth
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Coined by Eric Drexler in his 1986 book Engines of Creation.
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gangerh commented on the word grey goo
Grey goo is a hypothetical end-of-the-world scenario involving molecular nanotechnology in which out-of-control self-replicating robots consume all living matter on Earth while building more of themselves (a scenario known as ecophagy).- Wikipedia
February 6, 2008
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October 27, 2008