All Purpose Exoskeleton (APE)
Apes are exoframes which have been/are being developed by Wing and a Prayer Enterprises. They are designed for EVA repair and construction work and would probably be quite useful to asteroid miners as well.
Each unit has a 'power claws'/large arms for heavy lifting, a retractable pair of smaller and more agile arms/waldos for detail work, a heavy duty drll and a cutting/welding torch (each of the 3 prototypes toarch is (so far) unique and has limited range (3ft or less)). They have short range communications gear, an air recycling system and manuvering thrusters (not fast, the thrusters started out as hairdryers before being waved).
quirks common to all 3 APEs:
- You'd think Fen would know better than to refer to these things as APEs before they were completed. All the APes outer forms tends more towards curves than straight lines, more organic in shape
- Each APE has vividly coloured fur growing out of it's metallic hide. If the fur is shaved off, it grows back within a few hours
Specific quirks:
The first prototype is equipped with a laser cutter/welding torch. It's fur is banana yellow and at 7 and a half ft tall is the smallest of the 3 and the only one not to display any signs of sentience. This one is assigned to The starhawk
The second is coulored a bright purple color is the largest at 15ft tall. It is equipped with a plasma cutter/welder. It has also demonstrated an at least animal level of intelligence, friendly and obedient somewhat doglike. It also gets depressed if it's not used on a regular basis (testing works). This one has been nicknamed 'Grape Ape'.
The third is a rich orange hue. It is 10 ft tall It's cutter device currently baffles the researchers, as it seems to be able to simply sever or create molecular bonds of nonliving matter. Living material is completely uneffected. Though not capable of speech it does demonstrate intelligence. This APE has also developed a strong interest in reading which, combined with it's colour has resulted in it being named 'The Librarian'. (As one Fen put it, 'What else are you gonna call an orange APE that likes books?')
The latter two are kept in the research 'wing' of Babylon.5 station.
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anyways, any comments on the updated write ups for the Starhawk or B.5?__________________
The main reason Santa is so jolly is because he knows where all the bad girls live. - George Carlin.
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"I've always wanted to be somebody, but I should have been more specific." - George Carlin
Apes are exoframes which have been/are being developed by Wing and a Prayer Enterprises. They are designed for EVA repair and construction work and would probably be quite useful to asteroid miners as well.
Each unit has a 'power claws'/large arms for heavy lifting, a retractable pair of smaller and more agile arms/waldos for detail work, a heavy duty drll and a cutting/welding torch (each of the 3 prototypes toarch is (so far) unique and has limited range (3ft or less)). They have short range communications gear, an air recycling system and manuvering thrusters (not fast, the thrusters started out as hairdryers before being waved).
quirks common to all 3 APEs:
- You'd think Fen would know better than to refer to these things as APEs before they were completed. All the APes outer forms tends more towards curves than straight lines, more organic in shape
- Each APE has vividly coloured fur growing out of it's metallic hide. If the fur is shaved off, it grows back within a few hours
Specific quirks:
The first prototype is equipped with a laser cutter/welding torch. It's fur is banana yellow and at 7 and a half ft tall is the smallest of the 3 and the only one not to display any signs of sentience. This one is assigned to The starhawk
The second is coulored a bright purple color is the largest at 15ft tall. It is equipped with a plasma cutter/welder. It has also demonstrated an at least animal level of intelligence, friendly and obedient somewhat doglike. It also gets depressed if it's not used on a regular basis (testing works). This one has been nicknamed 'Grape Ape'.
The third is a rich orange hue. It is 10 ft tall It's cutter device currently baffles the researchers, as it seems to be able to simply sever or create molecular bonds of nonliving matter. Living material is completely uneffected. Though not capable of speech it does demonstrate intelligence. This APE has also developed a strong interest in reading which, combined with it's colour has resulted in it being named 'The Librarian'. (As one Fen put it, 'What else are you gonna call an orange APE that likes books?')
The latter two are kept in the research 'wing' of Babylon.5 station.
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this is an idea that occured to me and wouldn't leave until I wrote it down.
anyways, any comments on the updated write ups for the Starhawk or B.5?__________________
The main reason Santa is so jolly is because he knows where all the bad girls live. - George Carlin.
___________________________
"I've always wanted to be somebody, but I should have been more specific." - George Carlin