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== The part quantity vs part diversity design space matrix ==

=== Quantitative gradient ===

How many reversibly recomposable pre-produced base-parts is a robot made of. <br>
Very few parts necessitate complex pre-made substructures within the parts. <br>
Thus a low [[degree of selfreplicativity]] <br>

There are robots that …
* assemble modular structures but are themselves single piece monolithic. <br>
* assemble replicas out of a few still quite complex pre-produced pieces. <br>
* assemble replicas out of a out of a lot of pre-produced pieces that all are quite simple in nature.

=== Degree of diversity gradient ===

How big is the variety in the pre-produced base parts.

There are robots that …
* assemble replicas out of pre-produced blocks that are pretty much all the same shape
* assemble replicas out of pre-produced parts that come in a wide variety of shapes

== Related ==

* [[Digital control over matter]]
* [[Assembly levels]]
* [[Cellular shape shifting tangible systems]]
* [[Mobile robotic device]]