The hover-capable “Apparition” repair drone was created to facilitate repairs in the New Dusk Conclave's military and civilian corporations, such as Black Wing Enterprises, the Mining Guild, and Noval Heavy Industries]]. It was created by the Department of Engineering.

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The repair drone, with an overall height of 1.09 meters in rest mode, undergoes a transformative shift when activated for its crucial duties. Upon rest mode activation, it extends a pair of landing legs, augmenting its stature by an additional 0.09 meters. These legs provide stability and support, ensuring precision and efficiency in its operations.

However, it's not just the legs that define its functionality; the drone's hallmark feature lies in its domed head, a technological marvel designed for versatility and adaptability. This domed head is mounted on an extendable neck, capable of raising to provide an elevated viewpoint. This pivotal movement unlocks a pivotal capability: a 360-degree panoramic view of its surroundings. This panoramic perspective empowers the drone with unparalleled situational awareness, enabling it to assess and strategize with precision.

Within this dome resides a sophisticated array of specialized optics, granting the drone an extraordinary sensory capacity. These optics are engineered to provide the drone with two critical abilities: UV vision and X-ray penetration. With UV vision, the drone can perceive details beyond the most visual spectrum, detecting subtle signs of wear, stress, or damage invisible to the naked eye. Meanwhile, X-ray penetration allows the drone to delve beneath surfaces, uncovering hidden structural issues or faults that might otherwise remain obscured.

This fusion of advanced optics and dynamic mobility equips the repair drone with a comprehensive understanding of its environment. By pinpointing areas of concern through its enhanced vision capabilities, the drone can efficiently prioritize its interventions, focusing its efforts precisely where they are needed most. In essence, the drone becomes not just a tool for repair, but a proactive agent of maintenance, detecting and addressing issues before they escalate, thereby ensuring the longevity and resilience of the systems it serves.

The “Apparition” possesses a sophisticated computer mind that allows it to follow verbal and nonverbal directions. It can understand any languages spoken to it.

The drone uses three Plasma Power Cells for its power needs. In addition to providing power for the drone's systems, the plasma is also used for its propulsion capabilities.

To navigate when there is no gravity, such as in the blackness of space, the drones are equipped with a small version of the Helix Plasma Engine. The largest nozzle for the Helix is located at the very bottom of the drone. Smaller nozzles are arrayed around the drone's back and sides to allow it to manage its orientation.

In atmosphere, the drones compensate for their weight by way of a small anti-gravity device. This allows it to continue moving using its small Helix Plasma Engine in an efficient manner.

• Helix Plasma Engines
• Anti-gravity device

The Apparition's primary purpose is ship repair. It is fitted with tools within itself and attached to its sides, which allow it to perform a variety of repair and maintenance functions. As the tools are specifically made for work on starships, they are capable of cutting and working on most hulls.

• Fire Extinguisher
• Small Saw
• Utility Arms
• Welding Devices

• Re-purposed Plasma Cutter/Torch to cut through any metallic debris that might need to be removed.

Early on, the drones were covered in ultrite. With recent updates to the NDC’s materials technology, Madite has been used on many of the latest drone models.

• Player Wikilord Charaa created this on 2021/10/24 18:14.

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