Precursor Manipulator

Precursor Manipulator is an upgrade of vanilla Matter Manipulator. It can't be unlocked via the Research tree, but you can find its blueprint in Precursor biomes. It starts with 8x8 area, better distance and mining speed.

You can replace existing Matter Manipulator by using Shift+right click on the Personal Tricorder and moving it into the Matter Manipulator's slot.

Upgrades

 * It doesn't matter if previous Matter Manipulator had some upgrades like "+300% speed" - a newly installed Quantum Manipulator starts from a clean slate (no speed/distance/area upgrades), with the exception of Wiring Mode, Paint Mode and Liquid Collection (only these 3 upgrades are retained).
 * After you install Quantum Manipulator, you can upgrade it further (with upgrades like "+300% speed"). For example, its mining area can be increased up to 11x11.