Currently one of the least fleshed out systems, alongside genetics and virology. While fairly limited in practical use, robotics knowledge can still be useful in some scenarios. Key research milestones include Robotics technology, Salvage technology and Ripley technology.
To restate, there is not a lot of content here. Please don't be disappointed.
Exosuit Fabricator
The womb from which all robots emerge, bit by bit. Every robotics lab is outfitted with one by default, so no worries trying to make one.
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Name
Description
Borg Parts
Pretty basic stuff. Miscellaneous appendages and chassis parts for smaller robots.
Mech Parts
Used to create a mech.
Bots
Lil' automatons who can help in equally small ways.
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Name
Description
Cleanbot
For when the janitors are spread too far and thin to clean up the pools of blood in sci/med/kitchen. Slowly mops up any liquid spills on the floor.
Medibot
For when the real doctors are too busy getting high off their balls on space drugs. Currently nonfunctional(?)
Honkbot
The brainchild of Science and the Clown. Ghost-role compatible.
Mimebot
Even more nonverbal than the average robot.
Mechs
Golems of steel and wire designed to carry out a variety of tasks respective to their model. Must be researched before construction, and require large, though (usually) reasonable amounts of materials to create their individual parts before assembling them completely.
All mechs follow the same basic pattern of construction:
Print out parts from Exosuit Forge
Assemble parts together into a basic skeleton
Perform several steps, including inserting wires and fastening rods to the chassis. Examine the chassis and follow the provided steps.
Add any necessary circuit boards
Purpose
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Name
Stats
Description
Material Requirements
Industrial work
Ripley APLU
Durability
Armor
Speed
Equipment slots
Special attributes
Cargo's best friend. Hardly ever used for its intended purpose (moving crates), as the science team generally opts to instead keep it locked inside the lab, and because cargo never asks for one.
Chassis
5500cm3 steel
4200cm3 glass
Assembly
5 steel sheets
1 LV cable
10 rods
1 power cell
ripley controls module
ripley peripherals module
Industrial work
Ripley Mk2 APLU
Pressurized upgrade of the Ripley, suitable for EVA.
Chassis
Assembly
Industrial work
Hauler APLU
Unused variant of the Ripley. Has a higher speed than the original and spawns in cargo, but is very flimsy. Currently being developed
N/A
Hazardous environment work
Clarke
Heavy-duty mech designed for extreme environments.
Chassis
Assembly
Search & Rescue
Odysseus
Light medical mech
Chassis
Assembly
Combat
Durand
Heavy combat mech
Chassis
Assembly
Combat
Gygax
Light combat mech
Chassis
Assembly
Combat
Marauder
Centcom combat mech
N/A
Combat
Seraph
Centcom heavy combat mech. If you see one of these, shit has REALLY gotten out of hand.
N/A
Combat
Phazon
High-tech mech with phase capabilities
Chassis
Assembly
Combat
Dark Gygax
Light syndicate combat mech
N/A
Combat
Mauler
Heavy syndicate combat mech. Based on the durand.
N/A
Trolling
H.O.N.K.
Giant mech for heavy-duty trolling. The direct result of the Clown holding the RD hostage with a balloon sword.
Chassis
15000cm3 steel
6000cm3 glass
2500cm3 bananium
Assembly
1 clown mask
1 clown shoes
1 power cell
HONK control module
HONK peripherals module
HONK weapon control & targeting module
Creating fear and disruption
Dark H.O.N.K.
Like the original, but for EVIL clowns!
Chassis
Assembly
???
DeathRipley
wait, what?
???
Killing Fascists
Onestar
Scribbles' favorite corn pollen hallucination. Technically not a mech, but a boss instead.
N/A
Equipment
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Name
Description
Material Requirements
Hydraulic Clamp
Can pick up and store large objects in the mech's internal storage.