Chris wrote:
> This message is somewhat primarily to Onno Meyer, since you post so
> many vehicles, but also to anyone who happens to answer. I'm
> relatively new to 4th Edition, and so my 'bot building experience is
> back in 3e Robots and Vehicles. Does anyone have a good unmanned
> mining 'bot, preferably in an insectile form, probably more useful in
> microgravity and around asteroids?
>
> Barring that, can anyone recommend a good how-to for building, in the
> above design, what I think are called "shells" now? I've skimmed
> through THS, UT, and Space, and none of them seem to have what I'm
> looking for -- if they do, please tell me the page number!
The name "shell" is specific to the Transhuman Space setting, which
highlights the fact that a disembodied AI can switch bodies with
ease -- today an armored crawler on Venus, tomorrow a humanoid on
the Moon, next week a bushbot in the Belt ...
As fas as I know (and I think I would know) the new edition doesn't
have an equivalent of the 3E VE/VX/RO/ME/GT/T:S family. So far I've
limited my 4E construction activities to 'copies' of 3E starships
with the Spaceships rules.
Here is some old stuff:
Sternmetal Type 12a Minerbot v1.0 (GURPS Traveller TL10)
Copyright 2008 by Onno Meyer
The Sternmetal Minerbot series is used on inhospitable planets. The
Type 12a sets explosive charges, the Type 12b removes the ore and the
Type 12c lays tracks in the newly cleared tunnel. A central computer
coordinates a swarm of semi-independent robots.
The Type 12a has an articulated chassis with four tracks. It mounts
two tool arms with hydraulic drills and two manipulator arms to reach
back into the explosives compartment. Imaging radars and an inertial
tracker are used to navigate in twisting tunnels.
The power cell lasts for 325 minutes at top speed.
Subassemblies: Body +1, four Tracks +0, two Arms +0, two Arms -2.
Powertrain: 6.25-kW tracked drivetrain; 360,000-kWs rechargeable E cell.
Cargo: 10 cf.
Armor F RL B T U
Body: 4/20* 4/20* 4/20* 4/20* 4/20*
Tracks: 4/24 4/24 4/24 4/24 4/24
Arms: 4/20 4/20 4/20 4/20 4/20
* Body PD 4, DR 20 plus DR 50 open-frame armor.
Equipment
Body: Medium cellular phone; two 5x LLTVs; two 1-mile, low-resolution
imaging radars; inertial navigation system; small robot brain, IQ 7, DX
10. Large Arms: ST 100 cheap, striker arm motors; 5-yard drills. Small
Arms: ST 20 cheap arm motors.
Statistics
Size: 8'x4'x4' Payload: 200 lbs. Lwt.: 1 ton
Volume: 50 cf Maint.: 94 hrs. Price: $45,530
HT: 12. HPs: 150 Body, 38 each Track, 120 each Large Arm, 36 each
Small Arm
gSpeed: 30 gAccel: 2 gDecel: 20 gMR: 0.5 gSR: 4
Ground Pressure Very Low. 4/5 Off-Road Speed.
Design Notes
Body is 18 cf (articulated). Tracks are 18 cf (increased volume).
Large arms are 6 cf each. Small arms are 1 cf each. Structure is heavy,
cheap, robotic. Armor is cheap metal. Sealed. 3.68 cf of empty space in
the Body, 5.15 cf of empty space in each Large Arm and 0.85 cf of empty
space in each Small Arm. Empty weight is 1,800 lbs.
The vehicle uses the design rules from GURPS Vehicles [2nd edition,
3rd printing, Dec 2004 errata], VXi, VXii (the armor volume rule) and
the text format from Vehicles Lite. The Traveller background affects
the design decisions, not the technology.
Sternmetal Type 12b Minerbot v1.0 (GURPS Traveller TL10)
Copyright 2008 by Onno Meyer
The Sternmetal Minerbot series is used on inhospitable planets. The
Type 12a sets explosive charges, the Type 12b removes the ore and the
Type 12c lays tracks in the newly cleared tunnel. A central computer
coordinates a swarm of semi-independent robots.
The Type 12b Minerbot runs to the end of the tracks to remove rocks
and ore and to prepare the ground for the next section of tracks. The
robot mounts an excavator arm in front and a cargo bay in the rear. A
powerful light and two cameras are used to control the excavator - on
tracks, navigation is hardly a problem ...
Subassemblies: Body +2, four Railway Wheels -1.
Powertrain: 6.25-kW wheeled drivetrain; 7.5-kW contact power.
Cargo: 40 cf open.
Armor F RL B T U
Body: 3/8 3/8 3/8 3/8 3/8
Wheels: 3/12 3/12 3/12 3/12 3/12
Equipment
Body: Medium cellular phone; 1-mile searchlight; two 1x LLTVs; small
robot brain, IQ 7, DX 10; ST 20 power shovel.
Statistics
Size: 8'x4'x4' Payload: 800 lbs. Lwt.: 1 ton
Volume: 50 cf Maint.: 188 hrs. Price: $11,287.5
HT: 11. HPs: 113 Body, 23 each Wheel.
gSpeed: 80 gAccel: 4 gDecel: 10 gMR: 0.5 gSR: 4
Ground Pressure High. No Off-Road Performance.
Design Notes
Body is 40 cf. Wheels are 10 cf (increased volume). Structure is
medium, cheap, robotic. Armor is cheap metal. Sealed. 17.53 cf of empty
space in the Body. Empty weight is 1,200 lbs.
The vehicle uses the design rules from GURPS Vehicles [2nd edition,
3rd printing, Dec 2004 errata], VXi, VXii (the armor volume rule) and
the text format from Vehicles Lite. The Traveller background affects
the design decisions, not the technology.
Sternmetal Type 12c Minerbot v1.0 (GURPS Traveller TL10)
Copyright 2008 by Onno Meyer
The Sternmetal Minerbot series is used on inhospitable planets. The
Type 12a sets explosive charges, the Type 12b removes the ore and the
Type 12c lays tracks in the newly cleared tunnel. A central computer
coordinates a swarm of semi-independent robots.
Each Type 12c Minerbot carries three two-yard sections of track. It
uses two manipulator arms to set them on the ground and to expand the
rails it uses. A spotlight and two cameras allow binocular vision in
dark tunnels.
Each two-yard section of electrified track is 400 lbs. and $2,000.
Subassemblies: Body +2, four Railway Wheels –1, two Arms -1.
Powertrain: 6.25-kW wheeled drivetrain; 7.5-kW contact power.
Cargo: 30 cf open.
Armor F RL B T U
Body: 3/12 3/12 3/12 3/12 3/12
Wheels: 3/12 3/12 3/12 3/12 3/12
Arms: 3/12 3/12 3/12 3/12 3/12
Equipment
Body: Medium cellular phone; 0.5-mile searchlight; two 1x LLTVs; small
robot brain, IQ 7, DX 10. Arms: ST 25 arm motors.
Statistics
Size: 8'x4'x4' Payload: 1,200 lbs. Lwt.: 1 ton
Volume: 50 cf Maint.: 167 hrs. Price: $14,372.5
HT: 12. HPs: 113 Body, 23 each Wheel, 30 each Arm.
gSpeed: 80 gAccel: 4 gDecel: 10 gMR: 0.5 gSR: 4
Ground Pressure High. No Off-Road Performance.
Design Notes
Body is 36 cf. Wheels are 10 cf (increased volume). Arms are 2 cf
each. Structure is medium, cheap, robotic. Armor is cheap metal. Sealed.
4.64 cf of empty space in the Body and 1.83 cf of empty space in each
Arm. Empty weight is 800 lbs.
The vehicle uses the design rules from GURPS Vehicles [2nd edition,
3rd printing, Dec 2004 errata], VXi, VXii (the armor volume rule) and
the text format from Vehicles Lite. The Traveller background affects
the design decisions, not the technology.
Maintenance Drone Mk.II v1.0 (TL 9)
Copyright 1999 by Onno Meyer
Small size is a real asset for many maintenance and repair jobs. Since
it is difficult to build a robot that is both small and smart, this little
drone is usually operated by remote control by a bigger computer. The flat
body with six limbs gives the drone a bug-like appearance, but on close
inspection the service hatches, the sensors and a combined carrying handle
and safety line attachment point destroy this initial impression. The arms
have small hands with four fingers and two opposable thumbs.
The drone uses GURPS Robots TL 9 [Nov. 1998 errata].
Brain: Tiny brain (0.25 lbs., 0.005 cf, $100, -5 points), complexity 2.
Sensors: Basic sensors with night vision, no sense of smell/taste and
codereader options (1 lb., 0.02 cf, $4,100, 5 points).
Communicator: Basic communicator with infrared com and IFF options (0.75
lbs., 0.015 cf, $625, 20 points).
Arm Motors: Two ST 2 arm motors (0.3 lbs., 0.006 cf, $600, 0.01 kW each).
Leg Drivetrain: 0.035 kW leg drivetrain (1.4 lbs., four leg motors each
0.007 cf, $70).
Power System: Routine power requirement 0.055 kW. rD cell (5 lbs., 0.05
cf, $500, 20 points) stores 27,000 kWs. Endurance 136 hours (5 points).
Subassemblies: Two arms, four legs.
Body Design: Houses brain, sensors, communicator, power cell and 0.06 cf
empty space, volume 0.15 cf.
Arm Design: House an arm motor and 0.019 cf empty space, volume 0.025 cf.
Leg Design: House a leg motor and 0.018 cf empty space, volume 0.025 cf.
Area: Body 2 sf, arms 0.5 sf each, legs 0.5 sf each, total area 5 sf.
Structure: Light frame (7.5 lbs., $250).
Hit Points: Body 2, arms 1 each, legs 1 each.
Armor: PD 2, DR 2 metal armor (1 lb., $20, 56 points.)
Surface: Radiation shielding (2.5 lbs., $25, 6 points). Seal ($100, 20
points).
Statistics: 20 lbs. (0.01 tons). 0.3 cf (1 hex, 21' long, -10 points).
Cost $6,990. ST 2 (-70 points). DX 9 (-10 points). IQ 5 (-40 points).
HT 12/2 (-30 points). Speed 11 (25 points). Can't float (-5 points).
Legality rating 6. Model point cost -13.
Maintenance Drone Mk.III v1.0 (TL 10)
Copyright 1999 by Onno Meyer
Small size is a real asset for many maintenance and repair jobs. Since
it is difficult to build a robot that is both small and smart, this little
drone is usually operated by remote control by a bigger computer. The flat
body with six limbs gives the drone a bug-like appearance, but on close
inspection the service hatches, the sensors and a combined carrying handle
and safety line attachment point destroy this initial impression. The arms
have small hands with four fingers and two opposable thumbs.
The drone uses GURPS Robots TL 10 [Nov. 1998 errata].
Brain: Tiny brain (0.125 lbs., 0.0025 cf, $50, -5 points), complexity 3.
Sensors: Basic sensors with night vision, 360 degree vision, no sense of
smell/taste, smoke detector, codereader and radscanner options (1.55
lbs., 0.031 cf, $3,050, 35 points).
Communicator: Basic communicator with infrared com and IFF options (0.375
lbs., 0.0075 cf, $312.5, 20 points).
Arm Motors: Two ST 2 arm motors (0.2 lbs., 0.004 cf, $400, 0.01 kW each).
Leg Drivetrain: 0.035 kW leg drivetrain (1.05 lbs., four leg motors each
0.00525 cf, $52.5).
Power System: Routine power requirement 0.055 kW. rD cell (5 lbs., 0.05
cf, $500, 20 points) stores 36,000 kWs. Endurance 182 hours (8 points).
Subassemblies: Two arms, four legs.
Body Design: Houses brain, sensors, communicator, power cell and 0.059 cf
empty space, volume 0.15 cf.
Arm Design: House an arm motor and 0.021 cf empty space, volume 0.025 cf.
Leg Design: House a leg motor and 0.01975 cf empty space, volume 0.025 cf.
Area: Body 2 sf, arms 0.5 sf each, legs 0.5 sf each, total area 5 sf.
Structure: Light, cheap frame (7.5 lbs., $125).
Hit Points: Body 2, arms 1 each, legs 1 each.
Armor: PD 3, DR 5 metal armor (1.5 lbs., $30, 90 points.)
Surface: Radiation shielding (2.5 lbs., $25, 6 points). Seal ($50, 20
points).
Statistics: 20 lbs. (0.01 tons). 0.3 cf (1 hex, 21' long, -10 points).
Cost $4,995. ST 2 (-70 points). DX 9 (-10 points). IQ 6 (-30 points).
HT 12/2 (-30 points). Speed 11 (25 points). Can't float (-5 points).
Legality rating 5. Model point cost 12.
Delgado Ice Spider v1.0 (GURPS Traveller TL10)
Copyright 2005 by Onno Meyer
The Ice Spider is a hydrogen mining vehicle for use on ice asteroids
and small moons. It combines laser cutters, an electrolysis system and
tanks in an eight-limbed chassis, hence the name.
In asteroid mining operations, the Spider uses thrusters to maneuver
and leg motors to grapple the asteroid. On a moon, it uses the legs to
walk to an ice deposit. Once there, the four 1.8-megajoule lasers are
used to melt the ice which is then fed to the electrolysis system. The
Ice Spider has tanks for 4.5 dtons of hydrogen, which are filled at a
rate of 1 dton per hour.
Subassemblies: Body +6, four Legs +4, four Arms +1.
Powertrain: 50-kW leg drivetrain [Legs]; 1,000-lb. vectored reactionless
thruster; 45,000-kW fusion reactor; six 360,000-kWs rechargeable E
cells.
Occ: 1 NCS Cargo: 5 cf
Armor F RL B T U
All: 3/5 3/5 3/5 3/5 3/5
Equipment
Body: Two medium-range radios; four 1x LLTVs [FBTU]; 20-mile radar (no
targeting) [F]; inertial navigation system; three C4 small, hardened
computers; terminal; ST-200 winch; one-man airlock; 2,110 gph fuel
electrolysis system; 15,000 gallon hydrogen tank (fire 13); 0.25 man-day
limited life system. Arms: ST-600 cheap, striker motors; 1,800-kJ laser
drills.
Statistics
Size: 30'x20'x10' Payload: 4.5 tons Lwt.: 20 tons
Volume: 5,000 cf Maint.: 18 hours Price: $1,240,225
HT: 7. HPs: 300 Body, 45 each Leg, 18 each Arm
gSpeed: 19 gAccel: 6 gDecel: 20 gMR: 0.75 gSR: 4
Ground pressure very low. Full off-road speed.
sAccel: 0.025 G sMR: 0.025
Design Notes
Body is 3,500 cf. Legs are 350 cf. Arms are 25 cf. Structure is
super-light and cheap. Armor is cheap metal. Sealed. Computerized
controls. There are 439.61 cf of empty space in the body, 346.2125
cf in each leg and 23.1125 cf in each arm. Empty weight is 31,000
lbs.
Weapon Weight Volume Cost PPS WPS VPS CPS TL
1,800-kJ Laser Drill 25 0.5 $470 3,600 - - - 10
Weapon Ammo Malf. Type Damage SS Acc 1/2D Max RoF
1,800-kJ Laser Drill - v(c) imp. 6d*6 22 14 2,500 7,500 1
The TL10 vehicle uses the design rules from Traveller, Vehicles [2nd
edition, 3rd printing, Dec 2004 errata] and VXii (including the optional
armor volume rule) with the text format from Vehicles Lite.
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