Break time

Sadly, they are out of Coffee Crisps

Materialist leader Tensohl takes a break in a surface level station while Bespoke Monks and his lieutenant, Seldar, watch on. Tunnel mall dives could last for weeks, given their extent, and often resulted in heavy casualties. But they were holy expeditions for materialists, who likened them to crusades.

Escape pod before haunted city

Astronaut Miles Vachon stands atop his escape pod after his Z-88 SolarExplorer was destroyed by a space jelly swarm emerging out of Jupiter’s asteroid belt. He landed before the spectacular remains of a long dead alien city, estimated to be over a million years old. 

He set up a distress be on and then set about exploring the ruins. As he approached, he felt increasing pressure on his skull; forward movement became increasingly difficult and a kaleidoscope of lights appeared in his vision. 

The android rescue team found him collapsed on the dust plain. He was removed to a medical facility on Io, where he remained in a coma for two weeks. 

The ruins were later found to be the locus of a powerful memetic field. Remotes, used to enter the interior of the structure, determined it was built over a vast series of interconnected cylindrical caverns, lined with small hexagonal pods. 

All of these proved empty, save for one, which was sealed by an opaque membrane gel. Whenever attempts were made to penetrate the pod, contact with the remote unit would be lost and a wave of feedback would short out the command unit. 

Dockbots

Dockbots were a common sight in the post-apocalypse, being built to last, with fusion power cells fueled by water. They were enhanced and augmented to fulfill a multitude of other functions, including being bodyguards for precocious teens. 

Not to be confused with duck bots. 

Those are different.

Emerald Heads of Kansas

The Emerald Heads of Kansas; two dozen have been documented to date over an area of 1000 square kilometers. These mysterious AI edifices combine sculpted monument and bionitic insectoid urban centre, all with a low ecological footprint. They have an aggressive swarm response to trespassers, so few details are known about their deeper nature or purpose.

Decontamination team clears transit hub

Transit hubs were the main hotspots for virus and mutation transmission after the memetic 5G versions had been shut down. Even centuries after The Fall they remained dangerous, with proximity activated 'sleepers' set to attack whenever higher levels of mental activity came within psi distance. 

Reactivating transportation systems, especially to other surviving arcologies and robo-mines was a high priority, and hazmat teams supported by any available remaining combat robots would be dedicated to the task, with humans being seen as more disposable. 

When organic team members came under attack, robot support units would provide devastating fire support that was frequently lethal to both parties.

Lunar factory

The automated factory StelCore V, on the surface of Ganymede. Known for its eccentric exterior design, the large spheroid was packed with adaptive manufacturing nanoswarms, and used to produce practically anything. It was best known for making the finest crystal structures in Jupiter orbit. 

Drunk Jeff and the H/K

Jeff and the H/K bot

Hunter Seeker robots, such as the GyDam HS-5 Opal Beetle and the HS-37 Arachnid, were popular even in The Before Time, capturing runaways and fleeing felons. Their AI would tap into any and every information network, bypassing privacy protections. Their legal AI was even more sophisticated.