Replication backpack

Or replication backpack overhead.

The more monolithic, compact, self contained, and complete a self replication process ought to be
the more stuff needs to be replicated and possibly even lugged around (thus replication backpack).

• Replicating the code for replication in hardware storage (like cells in DNA) usually not considered for technical systems.
• Replication data IO channels rather than saving by sharing them over bigger subsystems
• Replicating higher assembly levels stages for each system making them heavily underrutilized rather than sharing
• restricted balancing with power units
• and many more

More distributed systems can avert these issues: See:

• Early diamondoid nanosystem pixel (direct path)
• Mixed path
• Modular molecular composite nanosystems

Related

• Why ultra-compact molecular assemblers are too difficult
• Molecular assemblers as advanced productive nanosystem (outdated)

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• Reproduction hexagon & Replication pentagon
• Self replication