A Simple Design Journal for Autonomous and Hybrid Mechanical Entities.



Monday, January 31, 2011

Ronaldo




Designation: Oscar - Set 01, "Ronaldo."
Model: AS - 013111
Series: Motohira
Type: Autonomous Security   
Description: Lightweight, low-profile design. Hover-flight generated by fourteen high frequency repulsion generators. Capable of speeds up to forty kilometers per hour. Armed with single 10mm burst fire cannon. Proficient in extreme prejudice security protocols.
Notes: Cheaply manufactured and easy to mass produce, Ronaldo has significant applications in combat roles, beyond patrol and defend. His one difficulty is he thinks he is Paul.   


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Sunday, January 30, 2011

Dewey




Designation: November - Set 01, "Dewey."
Model: AS - 013011
Series: Kanekuni
Type: Autonomous Security   
Description: Sturdy, "No Yield" build. 80mm reinforced armor plating. Reinforced, high-capacity actuators, capable of generating an excessive application of force. Specialized in crowd control and pacification. Oversized, fully articulated manipulators can restrain, detain, and, if needed, crush potential troublemakers.
Notes:  Clumsy, yet intimidating. Dewey could be more intimidating if his ridiculously large hands would allow him to operate a firearm.


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Saturday, January 29, 2011

Ethel




Designation: Juliet - Set 01, "Ethel."
Model: SAT - 012911
Series: Toshinaga
Type: Special Autonomous Tactical    
Description: Strategic heavy assault type frame. Dual mode mission parameter stages. Initial stage, HAHV (high altitude high velocity) insertion mode. Unit is dropped, inverted, with titanium carbide transitional shell locked to penetrate hardened targets or targets buried deep underground. After impact, titanium carbide shell diverges, transitioning into primary mode. Primary mode, automated assault directive. Outfitted with a single five point tactile manipulator, allowing limited use of standard small arms. Primary armament consists of matter displacement field generator mounted as right forearm.
Notes: Ethel has been hugely successful in the strategic elimination of targets too difficult to access with standard special autonomous tactical units. Deployment is identical to typical aircraft delivered munition payloads. Once inside a fortified structure she is capable of tracking specific targets and confirming kills, differentiating her from a simple EPW (earth penetrating weapon). 

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Friday, January 28, 2011

Paul




Designation: Lima - Set 01, "Paul."
Model: AT - 012811
Series: Teruhiro
Type: Autonomous Tactical    
Description: Four detachable high-yield boosters, located posterior of torso and legs. With controlled bursts, capable of high altitude, extended flight. At full-burst, surface to low orbit. Biomimetic anatomical structure allows unit to access and operate a wide range of vehicles and equipment.
Notes: Paul is designed to attack and commandeer orbiting space stations and craft from the ground, and look good while doing it. His athletic features are intended both to intimidate the enemy and boost moral in allied forces. This is not without a negative side however, as most cockpits and capsules seem designed more for concision than for accommodating a formidably impressive frame. Suggesting Paul should refit into a smaller, ergonomic chassis is ill-advisable though, as his situational performance seems proportionally dependent on the awareness of his superiority in physical appearance.

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Thursday, January 27, 2011

Edwin



Designation: Kilo - Set 01, "Edwin."
Model: AS - 012711
Series: Sadanori
Type: Autonomous Support    
Description: Specialized in data management, high capacity archival storage and retrieval. Low-profile frame and ultra-quiet "Whisper" mode allows for unobtrusive presence in work environments. 
Notes: With his small stature and quiet nature, Edwin is easy to overlook. Often lost in thought, he has a propensity to wander aimlessly, inevitably becoming lost. It is not uncommon to encounter him, forgotten and alone, in some quiet corner, suffering from neglect. Oddly enough, when he is needed he never seems to be around.

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Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Edgar




Designation: Juliet - Set 01, "Edgar."
Model: AR - 012611
Series: Shinryo
Type: Autonomous Reconnaissance    
Description: Flight enabled, medium-altitude, long-endurance. Low-profile frame reduces detection and challenges enemy targeting systems. Daylight and infrared cameras integrated into abdominal structure. Additional thermal and spectroscopic sensory equipment mounted in head.
Notes: Edgar's finest features revolve around his reconnaissance abilities. His less than fine features all involve his tendency to gossip.

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Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Albert




Designation: India - Set 01, "Albert."
Model: AT - 012511
Series: Kuniteru
Type: Autonomous Tactical  
Description: Primarily functions as a multi-use heavy weapons platform. Incorporated steel-encased depleted uranium armor, protected against nuclear, biological and chemical (NBC) warfare. Two hard-point interchangeable armament systems, capable of a wide range of optional firepower. Currently outfitted with 80mm smooth-bore heavy cannon, and a 20mm Gatling.
Notes: Albert is a formidable destructive presence, despite his lumbering--even awkward--movements, his limited sensory range, and his quiet, intellectual personality.  

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