This is my first time playing with quantum bonds. This puzzle is hard, but manageable, so it was a great testing ground. Unfortunately, personal life issues cut into my playing time this week. I had this solve started as a proof of concept, but I elected to just finish it up and submit it. 

On the area front, it's possible it's min, but it feels like min+1 due to the track. It could be even worse if there's quicksilver shenanigans but I never checked that. On the cost front, I'm sure one of my 3 arms can be regular instead of a piston, but I didn't feel like reprograming everything

This solve needs 3 arms because of the bottom row slide, but if you can avoid that shift, you can cut out an entire arm, which feels possible.

This solve isn't perfect, but I do hope you appreciate the pivot at cycle 363. It's pulled from my first draft, and I think it's very clean. Enjoy!