Para-Imperium Technology
Small bots in a swarm had nanofab heads, others gathered raw materials from the environment, and yet another category, the vast majority of any swarm, interlocked with one another to enclose the entire operation in a nano-friendly enviroment.
All the time in the world ch.3
"we are hoping to use it as a resource for raw materials since it is a dead world." "can't something be done to revive the planet." "i can show you what is left of your planet from robotic survey missions. may i use your comm."
Der-ra-jin Ch1 The Mistakes of Destiny
In order for the majority of changes to take place, there would have to be raw materials handy for the tet'trare to do their work, and also a way to purge the body of the rejected or useless leftovers and by-products.
Encyclopedia V2.2 (Aa - Dd)
They receive their raw materials from the rangarian iguanas\* who have a trade agreement with each other and have been allies for many generations. they follow the teachings of jan'zar, hesh'na and pyr.
Chronicles of the Tetrad Chaper 5: A Business Meeting
The slugs don't just find raw materials and schematics that they trade to scientists. there's also the heart and soul of the human race encased in an infinitely preserving ambersteel shell, waiting to inspire us all.
Blaze of Glory Chapter 6
The star cradle seemed to glow with its own radiance, but it was actually borrowed from the small, hyper-dense cores at its heart and reflected by the vast blotches of gases and raw material.
Valkyrie - Book 1 - Chapter 4 - Past Prologue (Revised Edition)
Freya had started out life as an orphan girl who lived off the trash on the streets of gia, which was known as the breadbasket of terra, providing most of the raw materials needed for construction and development.
Chronicles of the Tetrad Chaper 6: The Solitary Hive
"i can't see how i can fix this without any raw material. you're looking at a lot of these armor plates needing to be completely replaced. that's only with a surface inspection."
Starlight Part 4
Back aboard the howl of silver, elvo is going over the repairs of the ship and it's coming along pretty well, thanks to the raw materials magnum has been able to get a hold of plus what the drones can salvage and mine, the coyote has been able to keep pace
New Year's Day
So he's been taking the raw material and polishing it up." "yes," i returned, sticking my tongue out at him, "that's what i meant to say." "i should try that on you," dmitri smiled at lorita.
An Assassin's Tale Chapter 2: Surprises
The rest was a box-shaped tent that mostly contained wooden shelves arranged around the sides of the tent to hold completed pieces and raw materials.
OR: Apacians
**technology** : apacians are masters of the periodic table of elements capable of fabricating and producing anything they require through the deconstruction of raw materials into their chemical components.