Description
Use of automation and robotics to be more productive.
Benefits
Credits cost Empire-wide-2.21%
Construction output Empire-wide+1.58%
Ground defence Empire-wide+1.58%-
Wages Empire-wide-0.63%
Strategy notes
Basic Robotics Engineering develops the Robotics discipline within Security State. Protect strategic projects with layered verification, counter-surveillance, resilient automation, and rapid incident recovery. Its immediate value is +5% Production, -2% Wages; +5% Ground Defence; -7% Credit Cost. The principal counterpressure is that the system consumes money and attention, and rivals can force it to overreact while competing through conventional power.
Player hints
This is an inexpensive path entry. Research it early when you want to test this direction without sacrificing strategic flexibility. Favor this technology when its Robotics benefits reinforce your current economy, fleets, or frontier. Pause the branch if its expected RP per tick is too diluted or its resource costs would stall higher-priority projects.
Research cost
1.65KRP
1.44KCredits
206Common
371Rare
288Strategic
123Fuel