# Self-Replicating Mechanical Universal Turing Machine

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2409.19037 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/2409.19037/

## Key facts

- No citing papers in the map yet (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- Builds on 2 of its 12 references that are in the map.
- First posted on arXiv 27 Sep 2024.

## Builds on (most cited first, 2 of 2)

- [Towards a Self-Replicating Turing Machine](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2306.16872/) (2023)
- [Self-folding Self-replication](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2408.07154/) (2024)

## Abstract (arXiv)

This paper presents the implementation of a self-replicating finite-state machine (FSM) and a self-replicating Turing Machine (TM) using bio-inspired mechanisms. Building on previous work that introduced self-replicating structures capable of sorting, copying, and reading information, this study demonstrates the computational power of these mechanisms by explicitly constructing a functioning FSM and TM. This study demonstrates the universality of the system by emulating the UTM(5,5) of Neary and Woods.