Posted 10 July 2012 - 02:21 AM
In some way we know.
We can see an Assembler the same way we see a machine with a certain task, the first steps would be movement, manipulation of atoms (positioning through assembler, building structures) without own "computer (stationary) , the ability to run simple programms, build structures with these Programs, and so on, finally to be able to replicate itself.
So i think the first step would be to create a simple structure(from nature) with such a device.
...Or we could ask an Expert what he would recommend, at last we would need an expert for the jury.
I really think this would boost things, any one else here who thinks the same?