 August 6, 2016 - 8:47pm | Ok, has anyone seen (or made) a chart that shows the carrying capacity of the various robot types? Could an anthropomorphic, human-type robot hold and fire a Sonic Devastator? Could the same robot lift a skimmer off a person that was in a crash? Enquiring minds want to know! You can't argue with the invincibly ignorant. - William F. Buckley |
 November 29, 2016 - 12:24pm | Or you could just... y'know... make something up. |
 November 29, 2016 - 7:44pm | Player: "How much can my robot carry?" GM: "More than you can." |
 November 29, 2016 - 8:57pm | Player: "How much can my robot carry?" GM: "More than you can." Bingo! Joe Cabadas |
 December 6, 2016 - 8:37pm | I found this in an old Dragon magazine. Considering what it states maybe a standard robots strength should be 50%-70% of its stamina. <!--[if gte mso 9]> How do you determine a robot's Strength score? The referee must decide this on a case-by-case basis. In general, a robot will be weaker than an average individual of the race that built it, unless the robot is specifically designed for warfare or security. (No society wants to risk the consequences that might arise if a superstrong robot malfunctions and goes berserk.) Construction and industrial robots will have cranes, forks, or lifting arms that are very powerful but these are designed to perform specific functions such as lifting bulk materials, compacting trash, excavating, etc. Decide how much strength a robot should have to get its job done (with some extra strength as a safety measure).Dragon 135 Sage Advice article <!--[if gte mso 9]> |
December 6, 2016 - 9:10pm | In
general, a robot will be weaker than an
average individual of the race that built
it
I'm placing heavy odds that the writer was a UAW employee that wasn't quite ready to give up his $25/hr-three-turns-of-a-screwdriver job in favor of the automation that was being proposed back then. ;) |
December 6, 2016 - 9:43pm | I found this in an old Dragon magazine. Considering what it states maybe a standard robots strength should be 50%-70% of its stamina. <!--[if gte mso 9]> How do you determine a robot's Strength score? The referee must decide this on a case-by-case basis. In general, a robot will be weaker than an average individual of the race that built it, unless the robot is specifically designed for warfare or security. (No society wants to risk the consequences that might arise if a superstrong robot malfunctions and goes berserk.) Construction and industrial robots will have cranes, forks, or lifting arms that are very powerful but these are designed to perform specific functions such as lifting bulk materials, compacting trash, excavating, etc. Decide how much strength a robot should have to get its job done (with some extra strength as a safety measure).Dragon 135 Sage Advice article <!--[if gte mso 9]> An interesting find! You'll note it does mention that the exceptions would be robots designed for warfare and security and I think cargo carrying robots. But you would also think that the heavy duty mining models would be differnt too. Joe Cabadas |
December 6, 2016 - 9:45pm | In
general, a robot will be weaker than an
average individual of the race that built
it
I'm placing heavy odds that the writer was a UAW employee that wasn't quite ready to give up his $25/hr-three-turns-of-a-screwdriver job in favor of the automation that was being proposed back then. ;)   Joe Cabadas |
December 28, 2016 - 8:59am | Just came across this in Polyhedron #19:
Note: Polyhedron talks several times in this issue about a "technician" programming a robot. |
December 28, 2016 - 8:48pm | IIRC a standard robot masses 100kg, that being the case these things must produce some exceptional torque to be capable of "carrying" three times their mass. Put into vehicular standards, a diesel pickup can tow double its mass --- with towing being the most efficient method of moving a given mass, whereas "carrying" AKA in the cargo bed would significantly reduce that figure to well below its own weight. |
December 28, 2016 - 9:27pm | Just came across this in Polyhedron #19:
Note: Polyhedron talks several times in this issue about a "technician" programming a robot. Neat find. Joe Cabadas |
December 28, 2016 - 9:31pm | IIRC a standard robot masses 100kg, that being the case these things must produce some exceptional torque to be capable of "carrying" three times their mass. Put into vehicular standards, a diesel pickup can tow double its mass --- with towing being the most efficient method of moving a given mass, whereas "carrying" AKA in the cargo bed would significantly reduce that figure to well below its own weight. More good points. For my proposed idea, I am trying to take into account that not all robots are created equal. The maintenance robot is not a combat robot, a service robot is not a heavy duty robot designed to break up gravel. A tracked robot might have a better carrying capacity than a hover vehicle -- though there would be exceptions. Anyway, I will need to put something together as an addendum story... though a much shorter one than Robots Rules of Order Revised. Joe Cabadas |
 January 20, 2017 - 6:35pm | Not to mention a purpose built robot. Standard body, 4legs, various bins, compartments, straps, etc. The above mentioned dispel confusion answer, 150 kilos. FIAWOL
TANSTAAFL!! |
