What is the right size for a technologically advanced species?

I am aware of biological constraints to our size, such as the issues presented by Vsauce in this video.

However, letting the biological factors aside, what is the perfect size for a technologically advanced species? There are some benefits to being small: materials are stronger, more abundant and the world is a bigger place. However, they might be harder to procure and process. Also, scientific exploration might be an issue.

Note that the question refers to the size of one species on Earth, considering that everything remains the same (e.g. the size of trees).

Later edit: The main point of the question is about the technology itself and the manufacturing process (e.g. if we had been 1cm tall, could we manufacture laptops of appropriate size?) and what can we and cannot build anymore?

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