A technology assimilator being built within the Borg's area of operation allowed cubes to use their technology assimilation beam, which analysed the technology on a targeted vessel allowing the cube to assimilate it and then use it. If the Collective desired to instigate that technology throughout the fleet the cube could be taken to the technology assimilator and disassembled for further analysis of the technology and development for fleet-wide implementation. Alternatively if the Borg assimilated an enemy starship with a notable technology that vessel could be brought to the technology assimilator and dissembled and analysed in the same fashion.