Toward self-repairing and self-replicating hardware: the Embryonics approach

D. Mange, M. Sipper, A. Stauffer, G. Tempesti
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The growth and operation of all living beings are directed by the interpretation, in each of their cells, of a chemical program, the DNA string or genome. This process is the source of inspiration for the Embryonics (embryonic electronics) project, whose final objective is the design of highly robust integrated circuits, endowed with properties usually associated with the living world: self-repair (cicatrization) and self-replication. The Embryonics architecture is based on four hierarchical levels of organization: 1) The basic primitive of our system is the molecule, a multiplexer-based element of a novel programmable circuit. 2) A finite set of molecules makes up a cell, essentially a small processor with an associated memory. 3) A finite set of cells makes up an organism, an application-specific multiprocessor system. 4) The organism can itself replicate, giving rise to a population of identical organisms. In the conclusion, we describe our ongoing research efforts to meet three challenges: a scientific challenge, that of implementing the original specifications formulated by John von Neumann; a technical challenge, that of realizing very robust integrated circuits; and a biological challenge, that of attempting to show that the genomes of artificial and natural organisms share common properties.
走向自我修复和自我复制的硬件:胚胎学方法
所有生物的生长和运作都是由每个细胞中的化学程序、DNA链或基因组的解释来指导的。这个过程是胚胎学(胚胎电子学)项目的灵感来源,其最终目标是设计高度健壮的集成电路,赋予通常与生命世界相关的特性:自我修复(愈合)和自我复制。胚胎学架构基于四个层次结构:1)我们系统的基本元素是分子,这是一种基于多路复用器的新型可编程电路元件。由有限的分子组成的细胞,本质上是一个带有相关存储器的小处理器。有限的一组细胞组成了一个有机体,一个特定应用的多处理器系统。有机体可以自我复制,产生一群相同的有机体。在结论中,我们描述了我们正在进行的研究工作,以应对三个挑战:科学挑战,即实施约翰·冯·诺伊曼制定的原始规范;实现非常健壮的集成电路的技术挑战;还有一个生物学上的挑战,那就是试图证明人工生物和自然生物的基因组有共同的特性。
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