Jetwasp Quarryman Driver Ant Bugbus Shuttlefly Scourfly Crophopper Scootie Flitter Medfly Beeliner Drillipede

The principles behind Bugbot technology were developed by Skarab's Grandaddy Longlegs. He invented the first Bugbot, a Bugbus prototype, when Mansects had been on Arthropoda for about fifteen years. Skarab was just a little grub of five or so, playing on the floor of his grandaddy's workshop. He was the very first to see the prototype in action. At the heart of the technology are the superconducting ceramics and photoactive crystals that are mined on Arthropoda itself. These materials allow for an unheard-of efficient use of electricity. They also allow Mansects to utilize the power of their three suns to generate abundant solar power. The metallic skins and wings of all Bugbots are solar panels, which drive solar-resilin converters, another key Bugbot technology. These converters utilize synthetic resilin to power what are essentially walking machines. Other than solar power, all flying Bugbots ( like the Jetwasp, shown at left, as well as Beeliners, Scourflies, Shuttleflies, Flitters, etc.) use Waspjet engines (the 500 and 1000 series, mostly) for propulsion. Wheels as a means of propulsion are almost unheard of on Arthropoda. Sure, Mansects know about them, and use them for machine parts, but for some reason, Mansects like their rigs to look and act like giant bugs. Go figure!

Created by Gerry Mooney and Vicki Mooney.
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