Here is a more detailed picture of one of the two kinds of specialized square faces from which a cubic cell can be constructed. This is the kind of face which contains the latches. I am envisioning some kind of two-state spring made out of Ti-Ni shape memory alloy to control the state of the latches.

Also on the surface of this face are the tracks for the cog-motors and LED-photodetectors for supporting inter-cell communication.

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