Programmable matter is about endowing physical objects with information. This may be literal bits and bytes in an onboard computer or it may be “knowledge” embedded in the structure of an object, via its shape and material makeup. This makes the field of programmable matter pretty diverse.
“Programmable matter is about endowing physical objects with information. This may be literal bits and bytes in an onboard computer or it may be “knowledge” embedded in the structure of an object, via its shape and material makeup. This makes the field of programmable matter pretty diverse.”
Reference
Weinersmith, Kelly, & Zach Weinersmith (2017, Oct. 7). “Soonish: Ten Emerging Technologies That'll Improve and/or Ruin Everything.” Kindle Edition. Chapter 5 Programmable Matter: What If All of Your Stuff Could Be Any of Your Stuff? p. 103 of 358, 23%.
