title: An interactive self-replicator implemented in hardware
abstract: Self-replicating loops presented to date are essentially worlds unto themselves, inaccessible to the observer once the replication process is launched. We present the design of an interactive self-replicating loop of arbitrary size, wherein the user can physically control the loop's replication and induce its destruction. After introducing the BioWall, a reconfigurable electronic wall for bio-inspired applications, we describe the design of our novel loop and delineate its hardware implementation in the wall
keyphrases: interactive self-replicator self-replication interactive self-replicating loop BioWall reconfigurable electronic wall bio-inspired applications hardware implementation field programmable gate array cellular automata reconfigurable computing artificial life