The RepRap (Reproducing Rapid Prototyper) people announced last week that they had succeeded in creating their vision of a self replicating machine.  Now my personal opinion is that they’ve jumped the gun a bit since they have just managed to create all the non off-the-shelf parts for their device, but it is great to see their progress!  On Show #9, I talk just a bit about why the Fab @ Home guys (and by extension the RepRap team) got me interested in Robotics studio and the talks and shows that have come out of that.