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===Disputes in the name=== Various people have varying ideas about what BEAM actually stands for. The most widely accepted meaning is ''[[Biology|'''B'''iology]], [[Electronics|'''E'''lectronics]], [[Aesthetics|'''A'''esthetics]], and [[Mechanics|'''M'''echanics]]''. This term originated with Mark Tilden during a discussion at the Ontario Science Centre in 1990. Mark was displaying a selection of his original bots which he had built while working at [[University of Waterloo|the University of Waterloo]]. However, there are many other semi-popular names in use,{{citation needed|date=May 2017}} including: * '''B'''iotechnology '''E'''thology '''A'''nalogy '''M'''orphology * '''B'''uilding '''E'''volution '''A'''narchy '''M'''odularity
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