Pixy Bot

The GPUB-01 line, lovingly nicknamed Pixy Bots, are a small but wide-spread line of Arcadian robots that were created long ago some time during the rule of the Baron. These robots are small, measuring in at only 40 centimeters, but make up for it in utility.

The Pixy line was created many, many centuries ago during the era of the Faceless Baron. They were created for the sole purpose of being mass produced for utility and security purposes. As such, they are weak on their own but strong in numbers. The 'AI' of a single pixy is very simple with single task mentalities, but when connected to other Pixys, can be comparable to larger robots in intelligence and multi-tasking.

The design of the Pixy consists of a orb-shaped core with an ocular lens taking up one whole third of the surface. Inside the orb lies the main motherboard for the bot as well as a majority of its systems. The robot has three (or four, depending on model) appendages that float a few inches away from its core, suspended by what would look to be a peculiar magnetic field. The outside shell of the robot can be made from a variety of materials ranging from plastics or aluminum-grade metals for utility bots, to Arcandum alloy for specialty defense models.

On their own, Pixy bots are ably to crawl on and stick to reasonably smooth surfaces, and are able to float at speeds up to 30 feet per second.

Inside the core and legs of higher grade Pixy bots are pre-fabricated capsules of nanobots. These nanobots can be released for the sole purposes of repairing the unit (from minor damage) and more importantly, linking multiple Pixys together.

Multiple Pixy bots can link together physically and with nanobot communications to form larger shapes (and even mimic other robot designs). When linked, a botnet is generated that allows one particular Pixy to use the processing power and memory space of the other Pixys to achieve much greater level of intelligence and tactics in a hive-minded mentality.

This page was originally created by Pancakei on Fri 19-01-18.