The Replicators are Coming!

Check out RepRap and then tell me something … are these guys geniuses, or are they completely bonkers? I don’t know … but I would think it would be impossible to not know about Star Trek (the Borg), StarGate (the Replicators), or the Matrix or every other variant of self-replicating automaton that exists for the sole purpose of taking over the earth, the galaxy, and, ultimately, the universe? There’s a difference between innovation and self-elimination. I’m not sure these guys get it. Your thoughts?