A Simple Design Journal for Autonomous and Hybrid Mechanical Entities.



Saturday, March 31, 2012

Mortimer



Designation: Set  03, Mortimer
Model: AS - 033112
SeriesYoshifusa
Type: Autonomous Support
Description: Hexapodal frame, insectile type. Burst flight capable up to 30 meters by reversed polarity propulsion. 
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Thursday, March 29, 2012

Cecil



Designation: Set  03, Cecil
Model: AT - 032912
SeriesYoshifusa
Type: Autonomous Tactical
Description: Level II bipedal battle mechanism. 1.6 meters tall. 110 kilograms (unloaded). Top running speed of 24 kilometers per hour. Standard optical receptor package. Capable of carrying 2,000 round drum type magazine. Arm mounted 7.62×63mm tri-barreled Gatling gun.
Notes: Cecil provides accessible suppressive firepower from a minimal targetable profile. What this means is that he can put a large number of bullets across a battlefield at about knee-level without presenting himself as a significant target. He is not quite the caliber Tactical Automaton as Warren, but he carries his own internal nuclear power source, so does not require a Teslonic Transmitter.  


Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Anya



Designation: Set  03, Anya
Model: SAT - 032812
SeriesTadakiyo
Type: Special Autonomous Tactical
Description: Bipedal humanoid, special application tactical frame. Optimized heavy weapons platform. 
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Sunday, March 25, 2012

Jiles



Designation: Set  03, Jiles
Model: AS - 032512
SeriesYoshikuni
Type: Autonomous Support
Description: Small frame bipedal humanoid optimized for clerical services.
Notes: Standing at exactly a single meter from the floor, Jiles seems only limited by his ability to reach the upper shelves. Despite this shortcoming, he is an excellent strategic organizer. 


Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Anfisa



Designation: Set  03, Anfisa
Model: ASW - 032112
SeriesNagayuki
Type: Automaton Specific Weapon
Description: 15mm ball-bearing Centrifuge Cannon with 80 round canister type magazine.
Notes: Accurate only up to a few hundred meters, Anfasa is still the preferred weapon of non-tactical clerical close personal security type automatons.   



Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Noah



Designation: Set  03, Noah
Model: AS - 032012
SeriesSuyetsugu
Type: Autonomous Support
Description: Bipedal marine repair unit.
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Monday, March 19, 2012

Clifford



Designation: Set  03, Clifford
Model: AT - 031912
SeriesNagakiyo
Type: Autonomous Tactical
Description: Bipedal humanoid, medium frame, urban assault chassis. Atomu Class BMA (Biomimetic Manipulator Arm) with integrated auto-reload feature.

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Thursday, March 15, 2012

Rutherford



Designation: Set  03, Rutherford
Model: AT - 031512
SeriesNorihiro
Type: Autonomous Tactical
Description: Non-humanoid automaton flying weapons platform. Zulu-1964 tri-barrel 20mm Gatling gun. Pratorum fight package. 
Notes: According to known technologies and the current understanding of aerodynamics, it is quite impossible for Rutherford to fly. Unexplainably, this does not seem to affect him.

Monday, March 12, 2012

Svetlana



Designation: Set 3, Svetlana
Model: ASW - 031211
SeriesKuniharu
Type: Automaton Specific Weapon
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Sunday, March 11, 2012

Celeste



Designation: Set  03, Celeste
Model: SAS - 031112
SeriesMitsumasa
Type: Special Autonomous Support
Description: Bipedal non-humanoid heavy frame. 
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Friday, March 9, 2012

Giovanni



Designation: Set  02, Giovanni
Model: AS - 030912
SeriesKuniyuki
Type: Autonomous Support
Description: Bipedal non-humanoid heavy frame. 200 kilowatt, 25 year liquid lithium-6 micro reactorTwin rear mounted wide array multiphasic Teslonic 5.8-GHz rectenna panels. 
Notes: Giovanni was commissioned to provide mobile power to remote deep-space mining units. After several incidents involving sudden, violent, and often destructive power surges, he was appropriated by the military. 

“We build but to tear down. Most of our work and resource is squandered. Our onward march is marked by devastation. Everywhere there is an appalling loss of time, effort and life. A cheerless view, but true.”
- Nikola Tesla
, “What Science May Achieve This Year” (Denver Rocky Mountain News, January 16th, 1910)



Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Bucky



Designation: Set  02, Bucky 
Model: At - 030712
SeriesYoshiyuki
Type: Autonomous Tactical
Description: Medium frame bipedal humanoid tactical unit. Ku-band satellite data link. UHMW ballistic armor encasement, with reinforced chest plate. Cullum-87 type combat specific tactical computer. 
Notes: What makes the perfect soldier? In automatonics this is often more of a practical question rather than a philosophical one. If the answer is a low budget intrepid fighter willing to go far beyond the call of initial programming, then Bucky is indeed perfect.


Monday, March 5, 2012

Franklin



Designation: Set  02, Franklin 
Model: AS - 030512
SeriesShigeyuki
Type: Autonomous Support
Description: Medium frame bipedal tactical support unit. Twin four prong manipulator claws. Single free-range direct focus optical globe. Lightweight polymer carbon composite construction. Receives power via dual Teslonic PAMTs (Phased Array Microwave Transmitter).
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Thursday, March 1, 2012

Bret



Designation: Set  02, Bret 
Model: AS - 030112
SeriesMasayuki
Type: Autonomous Tactical
Description: Hexapodal micro-frame, powered by residual energy from any proximal Teslonic transmitter.  
Notes: The problem with Bret is that he is often underfoot and as a result is routinely damaged, often irreparably, by larger units. Given his reputation for obsessive performance analysis, it is possible such occurrences are not accidental.