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Drexlerian nanotech
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Your argument only holds if the principle of molecular assembly was to construct things by the linear addition of single atoms, but it isn't. You can look to current work in generalist chemical synthesisers for a sign of how things can work: massively parallel synthesis in interconnected chambers who send their products to the next chamber in a kind of dynamic assembly line.

Whilst a fabricator is very likely to be slower compared to an equally sized specialist machine (like a device for spitting out metal pipes) what they are is incredibly versatile. A combination of approaches at industrial levels almost certainly exists in OA with generalist fabs recycling and building specialist fabs as demand requires.

At a domestic level the low output relative to specialist systems is still sufficient that for the most part domestic goods will be produced on site by generalist fabs. One or two specialist fabs might exist a home (e.g a food optimised bioforge) but most things are made by the general fab.
OA Wish list:
  1. DNI
  2. Internal medical system
  3. A dormbot, because domestic chores suck!
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Drexlerian nanotech - by Alphadon - 06-20-2017, 10:13 PM
RE: Drexlerian nanotech - by Drashner1 - 06-20-2017, 10:40 PM
RE: Drexlerian nanotech - by Rynn - 06-20-2017, 10:43 PM
RE: Drexlerian nanotech - by Alphadon - 06-21-2017, 06:20 AM
RE: Drexlerian nanotech - by JohnnyYesterday - 06-21-2017, 01:38 PM
RE: Drexlerian nanotech - by Rynn - 06-21-2017, 06:32 AM
RE: Drexlerian nanotech - by Drashner1 - 06-21-2017, 07:17 AM
RE: Drexlerian nanotech - by Rynn - 06-21-2017, 07:25 AM
RE: Drexlerian nanotech - by Alphadon - 06-21-2017, 09:00 AM
RE: Drexlerian nanotech - by Drashner1 - 06-21-2017, 10:58 AM
RE: Drexlerian nanotech - by Rynn - 06-21-2017, 06:35 PM
RE: Drexlerian nanotech - by radtech497 - 06-21-2017, 11:51 AM
RE: Drexlerian nanotech - by Alphadon - 06-21-2017, 10:23 PM
RE: Drexlerian nanotech - by Rynn - 06-21-2017, 11:25 PM
RE: Drexlerian nanotech - by Drashner1 - 06-22-2017, 12:05 AM
RE: Drexlerian nanotech - by Alphadon - 06-22-2017, 12:17 AM
RE: Drexlerian nanotech - by Drashner1 - 06-22-2017, 10:02 AM
RE: Drexlerian nanotech - by Rynn - 06-22-2017, 12:34 AM
RE: Drexlerian nanotech - by Avengium - 06-22-2017, 03:01 AM
RE: Drexlerian nanotech - by iancampbell - 06-22-2017, 01:12 AM
RE: Drexlerian nanotech - by Rynn - 06-22-2017, 03:22 AM
RE: Drexlerian nanotech - by JohnnyYesterday - 06-22-2017, 12:52 PM
RE: Drexlerian nanotech - by Alphadon - 06-22-2017, 10:35 AM
RE: Drexlerian nanotech - by Drashner1 - 06-22-2017, 12:15 PM
RE: Drexlerian nanotech - by Rynn - 06-22-2017, 06:24 PM
RE: Drexlerian nanotech - by Alphadon - 06-22-2017, 10:27 PM
RE: Drexlerian nanotech - by Rynn - 06-23-2017, 01:12 AM
RE: Drexlerian nanotech - by Drashner1 - 06-23-2017, 02:15 AM
RE: Drexlerian nanotech - by Alphadon - 06-23-2017, 09:09 AM
RE: Drexlerian nanotech - by Drashner1 - 06-23-2017, 12:02 PM
RE: Drexlerian nanotech - by Rynn - 06-23-2017, 06:45 PM
RE: Drexlerian nanotech - by Alphadon - 06-24-2017, 12:38 PM
RE: Drexlerian nanotech - by Drashner1 - 06-24-2017, 01:16 PM
RE: Drexlerian nanotech - by stevebowers - 06-24-2017, 03:44 PM

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