Introduction

I find it nigh impossible to convey the magnitude and scope of our robotics and drone systems within a few paragraphs, yet regardless of how I feel, here comes the order floating down from above to do just that.
I'll add extra material to this submission for review should the reader be so inclined (and you should be, goddammit I worked people's asses off on this shit). _{Unnecessary commentary, Acris. Please revise. – Hansuke.}

Nearly all of our drones and robotics have cognition systems that run off the ARS Swarm model, as opposed to possessing a true AI such as Glacier _{. You people are giving me an ulcer. Stop adding classified information. – Ye-Jun.}

Going into how we constructed the ARS Swarm would be an undertaking far past the level of effort I'm willing to give here. But the ARS Swarm is fully directable, you merely input weighted decisions rather than "commands", and the swarm will make of that what it wills. Weighting the decisions prior to input is an art, allowing a legionnaire to control the swarm's direction while still providing the swarm its own form of "autonomy". This avoids the "turn left, even though that goes right off a cliff" type situation with more direct or absolute commands.

Another wonderful challenge was creating movement systems that were stable, capable, and altogether simple to maintain. You can regard me as no fan of overly complex 109-point hydraulic piston joint junctions, so I saw it fit to build our drones with the guiding principle of synthetic biology. What I mean by synthetic biology is that a large part of drone functionality relies on synthetic musculature, working upon a frame of metal, ceramic and polymer bones. These muscles are powered by processes similar to normal biology, meaning our drones and robotics have increased efficiency when they’re able to breathe.

As such I had to create Baddarick Lungs, a way for our drones to intake air to assist with powering their ambulatory systems. While they can still operate in a vacuum, or underwater, it's usually best for performance to provide some form of oxygen intake.

The second reason for a respiratory system is that our drones can make use of lesser Nerve Harnesses, Nerve Webs, and Gray Conduits by breathing in Chaff and diffusing it throughout their frame similar to a living creature. This is such a massive benefit that we have designed and fabricated breathing apparatuses for all of our drone types in the event they must operate in a location where air intake is impossible or harmful.

Yes, our drones can, in a limited capacity, use Nerve Harness abilities assuming their Gray Conduits are programmed accordingly.

Have you ever seen a Saturn Breaker leap 800 meters to close in on a target's position?

- FrW Dr. Acris Baddarick