Utility fog

Visualization of foglet with arms retracted and extended
Diagram of a 100-micrometer foglet

Utility fog (also referred to as foglets) is a hypothetical collection of tiny nanobots that can replicate a physical structure.[1][2][3][4] As such, it is a form of self-reconfiguring modular robotics.

  1. ^ Hall, J. Storrs (July 5, 2001). "Utility Fog: The Stuff that Dreams Are Made Of". KurzweilAI.
  2. ^ Hall, J. Storrs (July 6, 2001). "What I want to be when I grow up, is a cloud". KurzweilAI.
  3. ^ On Certain Aspects of Utility Fog by Dr. J. Storrs Hall
  4. ^ LEGOs (TM) to the Stars Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine The Assembler, Volume 4, Number 3 Third Quarter, 1996, Tihamer Toth-Fejel