Table 2.

Microbivore Baseline Design: External Surface Area, Internal Volume, and Maximum Power Allocations

Microbivore Subsystem	Nanorobot Hull Area Allocation (micron2)	Internal Volume Allocation (micron3)	Maximum Power Draw (pW)
Reversible Microbobial Binding Sites
20,000 Receptor Blocks	8.82	0.0882	0.02
Telescoping Grapples
300 Grapple Arms in Silos	0.589	0.177	180
Power Supply and Buffer Storage
10 Powerplants	−-	2.0	−-
Glucose Buffer Storage Tank	−-	1.0	−-
Oxygen Buffer Storage Tank	−-	1.3	−-
Sensors
External sensors	0.45	0.1	1
Acoustic sensors	0.44	0.01	−-
Internal sensors	−-	0.04	0.4
Computers
Computer and Memory Storage	−-	0.11	< 70
Structural Support
External Microbivore Hull	−-	1.2443	−-
Unspecified Other Structure	5.825	0.3799	−-
Total	26.885	12.1056	< 382.66