08-22-2016, 01:37 PM
(08-22-2016, 04:48 AM)Vuk Farkas Wrote: Gonna add one more thing... we have camera helmets/eyes and such no one uses! many things like that get completely unused! We should be able to make a remote control droid form those (kinda like the AIs bots and RC borg) for space exploration and such! they could be even equipped with tools/weapons! They would basically use the AIs mechanic but they can be ID locked! basically they would be about as tough as standard bots (which are easily destroyed even by a toolbox) but would allow the user to see whats going on and to an extent interact with enviroment (using limited tools/weapons, dragging things and such)Remote control bots us something I've really wanted to see for awhile, both with manual and auto controls. I'd really love bites with programmable commands so Robotics could automate certain jobs on the station, like building a robot that continuously makes drinks at the bar or carries produce from botany to medical
would be wery useful for scouting, dangerous items handling (artifacts, rigged crates, and radioactive crew/material are an example) in other words somethin between bots and borgs, but can be manually controled by a human (or maybe even AI and borgs)
As weaponized platforms they would be poor performace cause of weak armor, but as scouts and tools would be valuable (cant make a pod or obtain one? and all ya wanna do is visit that one vendor, but ya also lack space gear? properly equip a drone and navigate it! got a fire but ya dont wanna risk being BBQ-ed? use the drone! got a toxin leak or radiation but cant find suits? drone! got a hullbreach but no breathing gear? use the drone to plug the hole! drones could have a 10 slot inventory and use normal items... or use borg modules (i prefer using normal items, as that would allow more customization, and would allow non-roboticists to make them, like mechanics and engineers) they would use cells, and need to be recharged
To control them we could use modified VR goggles, and they could also be equpped with bombs (which can be anythin from fire extinguisher ones to explosive ones...) imagine syndies barging into base and running into one fragile drone... with a deadly package! or it could just freeze them all with cryo... or lube whe whole area... or actually be used to clean up the station...
I honestly thought the camera platforms in science would be remote control for telescience research. Sec could do with a bomb disposal bot as well.