 November 3, 2019 - 5:50am | Working title: Demolitions Bot Light Esplosive & Ordinance Neutralization Bot or Leon FE#3: Tin can or small robot body- 1,200 Cr 50kg STA 50 Movement mode: tracked or hover althought compressed air is possible for zero g environments Equpiment: demolitions scanner, LOD rifle, water disrupter, Type A parabattery Toxyrad Guage Programs: Ordinance disposal program 700 Cr - tells bot how to go about disposing of various types of ordinance and explosives in a safe a manner as possible and enables the use of the demolitions scanner the water cannon. This includes how to use the LOD rifle (Laser Ordinance Disposal rifle) as a tool but not as a weapon ie it lacks the programing to attack or defend itself. Mission: Neutralize designated ordiance or explosives or all ordinance and explosives within a designated area under the direction of an Operator Function 1: defines who an operator is with either specific personnel files or anyone wearing specific uniform. I might not be a dralasite, vrusk or yazirian but I do play one in Star Frontiers! |
November 3, 2019 - 5:55am | Need to total up the cost of evrything on this robot once we have solid numbers on the LOD rifle and wate disrupter I might not be a dralasite, vrusk or yazirian but I do play one in Star Frontiers! |
November 3, 2019 - 6:04am | Oh yeah, Level 2 or 3 service robot. I might not be a dralasite, vrusk or yazirian but I do play one in Star Frontiers! |
 November 3, 2019 - 10:45am | Thanks for designing this! Yes, it will do nicely! Joe Cabadas |
November 3, 2019 - 2:21pm | Yeah I figured that I'd wait for you to finish your things that go boom article on demolitions and then pair this as one page filler article once I come up with an illustration. I might not be a dralasite, vrusk or yazirian but I do play one in Star Frontiers! |
 November 3, 2019 - 2:22pm | Toss in a Computer Link program so it can be remote operated by the Langdon Optimal Integrated System computer. Always remember that LOIS sits on the secret. ;) Seriously though a computer link program is a wise addition for such a 'bot. |
November 3, 2019 - 5:19pm | Toss in a Computer Link program so it can be remote operated by the Langdon Optimal Integrated System computer. Always remember that LOIS sits on the secret. ;) Seriously though a computer link program is a wise addition for such a 'bot. Good Call. I also thought that the robotic remote control that was included in Mutiney on the EM would be idea for an operator to control on site. I might not be a dralasite, vrusk or yazirian but I do play one in Star Frontiers! |
November 3, 2019 - 6:43pm | Yes, the computer link should be standard equipment for such a model. And the robotic remote control is another device that would be useful, especially if the character doesn't have a body-comp with the Robo-Link progit. Joe Cabadas |
January 24, 2020 - 7:12pm | Tom (aka Jedion): Are you going to turn this into a sidebar story for the magazine? If not, I'll draft a version with your name on it. It would work with one of my submissions. Joe Cabadas |
January 25, 2020 - 6:01am | Tom (aka Jedion): Are you going to turn this into a sidebar story for the magazine? If not, I'll draft a version with your name on it. It would work with one of my submissions. Sure, I forgot about this. be sure to include the computer link option that shadowshack suggested. Keep it as an optional upgrad though. No doubt police departments in places like Port Loren or Maze would have the computer link option however a sherrif's department on a light population world may not. Also we need to reference the LOD rifle's location unless its being published with this. I might not be a dralasite, vrusk or yazirian but I do play one in Star Frontiers! |
January 25, 2020 - 6:03am | this robot actually allows you to run a game where a demolitions expert really should be part of the team but isn't. Robotics expert becomes the bomb guy through the agency of this bot. I might not be a dralasite, vrusk or yazirian but I do play one in Star Frontiers! |
 January 27, 2020 - 11:07pm | Remember that there's a remote survey robot in 'Mutiny on the Eleanor Moraes' that could act as a template. You'd have to scale down the design for this robot, of course. I could rustle up some artwork for this too :) |
January 28, 2020 - 7:46am | Remember that there's a remote survey robot in 'Mutiny on the Eleanor Moraes' that could act as a template. You'd have to scale down the design for this robot, of course. I could rustle up some artwork for this too :) You bet. Joe Cabadas |
January 30, 2020 - 1:56am | I'm guessing that it needs arms and various 'hands' as tools? |
January 31, 2020 - 8:12pm | I'm guessing that it needs arms and various 'hands' as tools? Since this is based on Tom Verreault's light body robot -- aka the "tin can" type, such as an R2 unit -- it has one manipulator arm standard and you can purchase up to one more manipulator arm. I think for this to be useful, it should have two manipulators. I'm writing up a draft of a story for it. Joe Cabadas |
February 3, 2020 - 11:08pm | Okay, I can think of a pic to go with it. |
February 4, 2020 - 7:37am | Here's a quick scribble - is this on the the right lines? It seems to me that maybe a hover option is better than tracks, because of stairs, things on the outside of tall buildings, etc.  |
February 4, 2020 - 1:41pm | Or maybe something a bit more compact:  |
February 5, 2020 - 5:18am | Or something more 1980s :D  |
February 5, 2020 - 6:12am | I like the 1980s aesthetic. Actually all of the pics look good I might not be a dralasite, vrusk or yazirian but I do play one in Star Frontiers! |
February 5, 2020 - 6:48am | Yeah, I think I like the 80s one too. I think I may do a slightly different version along those lines. Once you've picked one you like I can rustle up a colour pic for the article. |
February 7, 2020 - 2:59pm | OOOO! Nice. I'll have to alter some of the descriptions I've been working on to match these.... At least, when I can get back to finishing the article up. It is about half done...or half baked... at the moment. Several of these appear to be hover robots... not a bad idea. The tracked version isn't bad either. Joe Cabadas |
February 7, 2020 - 3:00pm | And I am writing the story under Tom V.'s name, since he originated the idea. Joe Cabadas |
February 7, 2020 - 11:45pm | I can get the design to match the text. WRT hovering, it seemed to me that this was the best option in terms of mobility. After all, there might be situations where tracks might not be useable - i.e. what if there's a bomb on a roof of a tall building and the elevator and stairs are out? However, I also was wondering whether the robot could be modular in terms of the way if gets around. Maybe it's lower portion is interchangeable: hover system, tracks, waterjets (assuming it can go underwater, which IMHO is useful), zero-G grapple feet/vacuum thrusters, etc. |
February 8, 2020 - 9:15am | I can get the design to match the text. WRT hovering, it seemed to me that this was the best option in terms of mobility. After all, there might be situations where tracks might not be useable - i.e. what if there's a bomb on a roof of a tall building and the elevator and stairs are out? However, I also was wondering whether the robot could be modular in terms of the way if gets around. Maybe it's lower portion is interchangeable: hover system, tracks, waterjets (assuming it can go underwater, which IMHO is useful), zero-G grapple feet/vacuum thrusters, etc. Yes, modular designs would be good. I suppose I could design several series of robots from the budget-minded to the more advanced. I was just going to do the level 3 LEON and a level 4 version. But, the illustrations you provided could just be models offered by competing companies! The big thing I just have to do is spend some time figuring out equipment costs and total equipment weight for the different models. I'll post the rough draft here soon. Joe Cabadas |
 February 8, 2020 - 10:38am | Limbs attached too front facing limits the mechanical ability to lift and manipulate objects. Better to be more side mounted. Or, an extra joint can be added so the arms can reach around objects for more secure grappling. I like the second image above that is round. Makes it a bit like a tank turret if it can dock with a tread base. That would be more of a military ordinance disposal feel to it. Civilians might not like that look in a city, too intimidating, so the hover version is more common there. -iggy |
February 10, 2020 - 12:22am | I have a few other doodles that have side-mounted arms. As for having to write up several design types, I think for simplicity's sake it'd be better just to have one design. |
February 11, 2020 - 4:55am | Some ideas for a modular system - by default, the robot can hover and fly. Depending on other needs it can be fitted with:
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