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Name: Gemini Sciences Experimental Prototype number 5280: Codename "Nanoculture"
Age: Approximately one day old as of its approval.
Race: Sentient War-based Autonomous Robotic Microprocessor (SWARM)
Sex: Gender-neutral.
Hair: n/a
Eyes: Single ocular aperture (186624 pixels/inch) has a surrounding ring that, when neutral, emits a soft orange color. Upon provocation of any sort, however, the color quickly switches to a bright pink, which darkens as it locks onto its target. It has other modes, described in the "appearance" section below.
Weight: Total mass of unit is equal to seventy pounds. Each bot in the swarm weighs approximately 1/10,000th of an ounce, that's about 11,200,000 nanobots.
Height: When in basic form, approximately 1.5m in diameter (.75m in radius), with a volume of approximately 1.77m^3). All other forms variable.
Weapons:
ONE integrated ballistic (that's non-guided in any way) artillery launcher (unit has to salvage goods from industrial sites to prepare a half-decent attack, not really going to be used much)
ONE integrated CORE-standard plasma cell armgun (RoF - 5 shots per second) with two red plasma cells on-hand (CORE definition of RED plasma: Favored by many for its destructive properties, red plasma has the explosiveness of white plasma, but burns with intense heat. The plasma will ignite anything it touches, and cause serious burns. Be careful not to accidentally start any fires. One cell holds about 10,000 shots, which will last between 30 to 60 minutes of continuous fire. Be very warned, however, as red plasma is extremely hot. 50 continuous shots will overheat your weapon, and could cause permanent damage to your weapon)
ONE integrated Mass Propulsor. A Gemini Sciences wonder, the Mass Propulsor is a chaingun that can fire up to five hundred rounds without overheating. There is no possibility for running out of ammunition as the source for the Mass Propulsor ammo is Nanoculture itself. It condenses chunks of nanobots into projectiles and fires them off, where they zoom back to the main chassis after a brief shock period (approx. 10-15 seconds)
Armor: The chassis of Nanoculture is made to be top-quality warfare equipment. When up against anticipated shots, Nanoculture can predict flight trajectories and firing speed to time a perfect "evasion" of the shot-- it simply moves the would-be affected nanobots out of the way of the shot. When up against sudden shots, it immediately condenses itself to a third of its size (.5m in diameter, .25m in radius). This forces its nanobots closer together, so that the shot is less likely to damage interior processes. However, this also disables the magnetic repulsorlift technology, forcing Nanoculture to alter its flightpath to an immediate downward trajectory (read, fall). Blasts and other assaults of significant impact will eventually begin to kill the palisade nanobots, leaving the interior (flimsy) ones open to attack... until Nanoculture regenerates the palisade layer.
Strengths: Nanoculture is a semi-organic computer. It is capable of rational thought and can calculate trajectories, landing vectors and velocities down to the trillionths. Its decent arsenal, combined with its exceptional armor, make it a force to be reckoned with. It is made for war. It is good at war. It watches. It records. It predicts. It learns.
Weakness: As with all prototypes, it's bugged. It's prone to irrational and non-self-preserving behavior. Its gyroscopic sensor can be sent reeling after even only bone-breaking impact, causing its shots and motions to be erratic. It also tries to learn when it should be killing, and vise-versa. It seems like it is permanently stuck in "witty banter" mode, as it tries to determine the best taunts for the best occasions. Another problem correlating to the gyroscope is that for some reason, about one hostile attack in ten will not register on its radar, causing it to not react and prepare in time. It has realized this and has, as such, learned to avoid prolonged exposure to the enemy, but it's still a dangerously exploitable malfunction.
Appearance: Nanoculture is, at rest, a pitch black carpet of varying length, width and thickness. It has the texture of black metal, probably because it is black metal.
When it is online, it is a black sphere, about four feet in diameter, and has multiple modes. These modes are determined by the colors radiating from its "iris" around the aperture. Orange is the 'normal' mode. It is at east and disinterested with almost everything around it. Blue is the 'learning' mode. It is taking in as much information as possible. Pink/red is 'encounter' mode. Nanoculture's motto would be "shoot first, ask questions later". The darker the shade of pink/red, the closer the target is to the reticule. A color of blood means that Nanoculture has locked on and is about to fire. Yellow is 'error' mode. Something is wrong. It will attempt to find shelter and repair the situation. White is debug mode. Critical processes running only. It has found shelter, and is attempting to repair itself.
Personality: Nanoculture is like a baby. It will begin by assembling basic words and phrases (along with the few it came installed with) and learning reactions. It has no personality as of yet. Will update as it comes along, methinks.
Biography:
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A Brief History
The founder of Gemini Sciences remains anonymous to this day. It is first and foremost a medical and pharmaceutical development company, but there are many, many parts of the company whose products are not made for the consumption of the general public. The primary one on this list by anyone's standards would be the WR&D, or Wartime Research and Development department. The Gemini Sciences WR&D is responsible for many lucrative projects, such as the Global Rocketry Integration Database (GRID) that made worldwide nuclear defense possible for independent planets and systems and the Humanoid Upgradeable Non-Traceable Robot (HUNTR) perfect for reconnaissance and assassinations too risky for actual humans to perform. The most recent development by Gemini Sciences, however, is expected to revolutionize warfare today.
The Sentient War-based Autonomous Robotic Microprocessor (SWARM) began as a simple swarm of nanobots that would be used for reconnaissance purposes thanks to their small size, but the idea never left the drawing board before being completely redone. Eventually, the Developmental Committee set aside the SWARM program, since they already had a reconnaissance unit that was making them trillions as it was. However, as they were working on another project that could assimilate foreign technology, the idea to combine all their technology into one project came up. It was initiated instantly, and thus the Gemini Sciences SWARM project began.
After countless failed experiments, the newest model rolled off the assembly line and into the hearts of the Gemini Sciences WR&D. It was immediately dispatched for its free-range Beta testing.
Also, all credit for the CORE weaponry goes to Lysis.