Nanotech

Nanotech are machines at the atomic, molecular, and supramolecular level. They appear at TL8 (or early TL9) but reach maturity in TL10, the nanotech age (for instance, in Transhuman Space). 
== Nanoswarms ==
Swarms of nanobots, called nanoswarms, serve a wide variety of functions, from surveillance and analysis to repair and deconstruction. Nanoswarms are often feared for their association with devourer nanoswarms and similar primal threats, like biting insects or bacteria.
Nanoswarms are often limited by their ability to repair and refuel, often purposefully so. For instance, a nanocleanser soap will scrub an area of bacteria for about a a minute before becoming inert and naturally biodegrading. Self-replicating nanoswarms (TL12) with their own power systems can be apocalyptically dangerous, as they can refuel and repair themselves without outside input--this could cause a world-ending, Drexler event, aka the "Gray Goo" scenario.
==References==
*GURPS Robots pg 70
Category:Technology