Method and system for self-replicating manufacturing stations

A non-biological self replicating manufacturing system comprising:

• a translating machine capable of translating at least a first surface in relation to at least a second surface, wherein said at least a first surface comprises at least one assembly station thereon and wherein said at least a second surface comprises parts arranged thereon for use in constructing at least one other assembly station;
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• a control system for controlling the operation of said translating machine and for controlling said at least one assembly station to cause said at least one assembly station to construct at least one other assembly station from said parts on said second surface.

A method of manufacturing assembly stations comprising the steps of:

• presenting at least a first group of parts on a first surface to at least a first group of assembly stations, wherein said at least a first group of parts comprise parts selected from the group consisting of nanometer-scale parts and molecular-scale parts;
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• causing said at least a first group of assembly stations to construct at least a second group of like assembly stations from said at least a first group of parts.

A method of manufacturing assembly stations comprising the steps of:

• presenting at least a first group of parts on a first surface to at least a first group of assembly stations;
• causing said at least a first group of assembly stations to construct at least a second group of like assembly stations from said at least a first group of parts, wherein said at least a second group of like assembly stations are mirror images of said at least a first group of assembly stations.

A non-biological self replicating manufacturing system comprising:

• a first surface including at least a first generation of assembly stations thereon, wherein said at least a first generation of assembly stations includes at least one assembly station;
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• a control system operable to cause said at least a first generation of assembly stations to construct at least a second generation of assembly stations from parts on a second surface, wherein said parts are selected from the group consisting of nanometer-scale parts and molecular-scale parts.

A non-biological self replicating manufacturing system comprising:

• a first surface including at least a first generation of assembly stations thereon, wherein said at least a first generation of assembly stations includes at least one assembly station;
• and
• a control system operable to cause said at least a first generation of assembly stations to construct at least a second generation of assembly stations from parts on a second surface, wherein said at least a second generation of assembly stations is a mirror image of said at least a first generation of assembly stations.

A non-biological self replicating manufacturing system comprising:

• a first surface including at least a first generation of assembly stations thereon, wherein said at least a first generation of assembly stations includes at least one assembly station and wherein each assembly station of said at least a first generation of assembly stations comprises multiple sub-assembly stations;
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• a control system operable to cause said at least a first generation of assembly stations to construct at least a second generation of assembly stations from parts on a second surface, wherein a first one of said multiple sub-assembly stations is operable to construct a first subassembly station on said second surface, and wherein a second one of said multiple subassembly stations is operable to construct a second sub-assembly station on said second surface, and wherein an assembly station of said at least a second generation of assembly stations comprises said first and second sub-assembly stations on said second surface.

A method of manufacturing assembly stations comprising the steps of:

• providing a first surface comprising at least one assembly station thereon;
• causing said at least one assembly station to construct said at least another assembly station from parts on a second surface, wherein said parts are selected from the group consisting of nanometer-scale parts and molecular-scale parts.

A method of manufacturing assembly stations comprising the steps of:

• providing a first surface comprising at least one assembly station thereon, wherein said at least one assembly station comprises at least two sub-assembly stations;
• and
• causing said at least one assembly station to construct said at least another assembly station from parts on a second surface, wherein said second surface comprises parts prearranged thereon for constructing at least two sub-assembly stations.

A method of manufacturing assembly stations comprising the steps of:

• providing a first surface comprising at least one assembly station thereon, wherein said at least one assembly station comprises at least two sub-assembly stations;
• and
• causing said at least one assembly station to construct said at least another assembly station from parts on a second surface, wherein said at least another assembly station comprises at least two sub-assembly stations.

A method of manufacturing assembly stations comprising the steps of:

• providing a first surface comprising at least one assembly station thereon, wherein said at least one assembly station comprises at least two sub-assembly stations that are non-like sub-assembly stations;
• and
• causing said at least one assembly station to construct said at least another assembly station from parts on a second surface.

A method of manufacturing assembly stations comprising the steps of:

• providing a first surface comprising at least one assembly station thereon, wherein said at least one assembly station comprises at least two sub-assembly stations that are like sub-assembly stations;
• and
• causing said at least one assembly station to construct said at least another assembly station from parts on a second surface.