document: An interactive self-replicator implemented in hardware 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
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