#robots daily

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The 042-series Alterra Submersible Cave Exploration Droid from Subnautica.

This guy was scrapped in the end and remained purely a concept, but it would have been an automated probe deployed by the Cyclops sub to investigate caves (relatively) risk-free.

Here it is encountering the (also unimplemented) "Cave Thing" (likely an early version of the also scrapped Grabcrab) from the player’s perspective. Evidenced by Ryley’s reflection, this guy would’ve been pretty small.

The droid has the unit designation "6872" on its side. Unlike the Camera Drones this machine would’ve been fully autonomous.

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The Spy Penglings from Subnautica: Below Zero°.

A remotely-controlled espionage and reconnaissance drone developed by Samantha Ayou at Phi Robotics with the intent to observe and survey wildlife as well as reach areas too small or hazardous for human exploration.

They have all-terrain treads, a small storage compartment, an extendable probing arm, and of course a self-destruct mechanism.

Though their outer hull is customizable to replicate any small earthbound critter, the base design is modeled after the juvenile Pengwings native to the arctic of planet 4546B.

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The Technopaths (Typhon technocratis) from Prey.

The Typhon don’t distinguish any difference between the neural signatures of organics and the electrical signatures of machinery, and so it was only a matter of time until they adapted accordingly.

The same way a Weaver can create Phantoms from the bodies of humans, and how it can fuse Mimics into Telepaths, by fusing the bodies of mimics and Operators they have killed they can birth a Technopath.

A Technopath can control and manipulate both the physical hardware and software of any mechanical or technological device. They can highjack the hardware of machines, even the software running the system all the way down to the machine code, reprogramming them on the fly.

Not only do their disruptive properties allow them to divert power and rewrite machinery, they have the ability to mind-control A.I. similar to its cousin, the Telepath.

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Jailbot from Superjail!

They serve many purposes from security guard to automating the Warden’s daily routine. With many attachments they have practically any tool for the job and make R2-D2 look underequipped.

Jailbot helped build the Superjail from the ground up and has been there so long serving so many purposes that some of the Superjail’s automated systems grant them a higher security clearance than the Warden himself.

The most entertaining segments of the show are Jailbot hunting down or apprehending prisoners with ruthless efficiency and little to no regard for human life. Safe to say it gets… messy.

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January 2035 from Prey!

They’re a reprogrammed Sybil 495 Science-class Operator, a model of the multipurpose robot TranStar Operator specialized for data analysis and live readings.

January’s gender is determined by what gender the player selects for their character, Morgan Yu. If you pick male, this technically makes January trans as Science Operators have feminine programming but January will be male. If I had a nickel for every trans robot in Prey I’d have three nickels.. which isn’t a lot but it’s awesome that it happened thrice!

I’ve already posted them on Twitter, but wanted to tune it up a bit and repost them here.

Their role in the story is to guide Morgan through Talos I and put a stop to the alien breach.. whatever the cost.

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MUL-T, AKA Toolbot from Risk of Rain 2. He’s an industrial multipurpose robot who originally was being used for construction and repair purposes.

After a power surge left them damaged they were sent off for repairs, and once its learning module activated it went rogue. Apparently he took “How much trouble could it cause in 13 hours?” as a challenge.

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Ballora from Five Nights at Freddy’s: Sister Location

She’s a Funtime Animatronic produced by Afton Robotics. She’s a robotic ballet dancer/ballerina implied to potentially be artificially intelligent.

Like many of the other animatronics featured in the series, she’s possessed by the Soul and/or Remnant of one or more of William Afton’s past murder victims.

The Ultimate Guide describes her as “A sound-activated ballerina animatronic with painted white skin, rosy cheeks, blue hair, and a purple tutu.”

The FANDOM wiki describes her as being very pragmatic, composed, intelligent, and most importantly seductive deadly.

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Wheel King from Monster Strike!

I unfortunately can find absolutely no information on him.