Hearthstone WM-5 'Porter'
Domestic
Arcturus KS-4 'Knitter'
Spider Platform — Antipersonnel
TESSERA TN-1 'Cradle'
Containment — Autonomous Prisoner Transport
Crucible ER-5 'First Response'
Medical
Ouroboros AQ-3 'Undertow'
Aquatic Platform — Harbor Patrol/Denial
Iowan Behemoth — 'Meridian 88'
Iowan Behemoth
Ringo WP-6 'Nightwatch'
Security
Sterling-Nakamura SX-0 'Revenant'
Infiltration Platform — Identity Replication
TESSERA ES-4 'Perimeter'
Security
Arcturus MX-1 'Cerberus'
Multi-Platform — Three-Headed Sentry
Tessera TP-0 'Shepherd's Crook'
Population Control Platform — Behavioral Herding
Arcturus KS-11 'Coffin Nail'
Spider Platform — Precision Kill
Ringo SC-3 'Seneschal'
Domestic
Lazarus MX-7 'Sawbones'
Medical Platform — Involuntary Augmentation
Vantablack VD-2 'Paparazzi'
Pursuit Drone — Harassment/Documentation
Lazarus APC-2 'Locust'
Agricultural — Pest Interdiction Swarm
Crucible Industries CR-9 'Foundry'
Self-Replicating Platform — Manufacturing
TESSERA TX-12 'Chorus'
Swarm — Acoustic Weapon Platform
Arcturus PX-1 'Phantom'
Experimental — Active Camouflage Platform
Ouroboros UT-1 'Worm'
Tunnel Platform — Boring/Assault
Arcturus PG-3 'Aegis'
Security
Red Circuit RC-Pit 'Dogfighter'
Training
Arcturus UP-2 'Sandhog'
Industrial
Arcturus CK-1 'Fetch'
Canine Platform — Explosive Delivery
Lazarus MN-1 'Angler'
Capture Platform — Chemical Lure and Restraint
Arcturus GW-1 'Gargoyle'
Static Sentry — Architectural Integration
Lazarus MB-3 'Mosquito'
Micro Aerial — Pharmaceutical Injection
Dynamo Fitness DF-Coach 'Ironside'
Training
Crucible CN-1 'Cradle'
Domestic
Arcturus FF-9 'Salamander'
Medical
Arcturus EW-3 'Migraine'
Electronic Warfare — BCI Disruption Platform
Lazarus EC-4 'Companion'
Domestic
Iowan Behemoth — 'The Foundry'
Iowan Behemoth
Iowan Behemoth — 'Revenant'
Iowan Behemoth
Crucible HS-2 'Hearth'
Domestic
TESSERA TC-3 'Crucible'
Heavy Platform — Mobile Incinerator
Meridian Domestic MV-9 'Jarvis'
Domestic
Crucible SAR-6 'Saint Bernard'
Search and Rescue — Heavy Platform
Arcturus BW-1 'Widow's Walk'
Pursuit Platform — Relentless Tracking
Kang Athletics KA-500 'Sparmate'
Training
Crucible VG-7 'Bastion'
Security
Ringo RT-4 'Oxcart'
Walking Tank — Logistics and Suppression
Ringo EV-3 'Watcher'
Security
Vantablack VS-3 'Skin Job'
Infiltration Platform — Wearable Exoskeleton
Ouroboros PN-2 'Flicker'
Sabotage Platform — Infrastructure Corruption
Iowan Behemoth — 'Palisade'
Iowan Behemoth
Tessera TX-15 'Cradle Song'
Neural Warfare Platform — Memory Manipulation
TESSERA TX-0 'Mimic'
Experimental — Shape-Memory Chassis
Vantablack VO-1 'Looking Glass'
Optical Warfare Platform — Reflection Manipulation
Vantablack FH-20 'Convoy'
Autonomous Vehicle — Heavy Freight
Arcturus BH-2 'Marrow'
Resource Extraction Platform — Biological Material Harvesting
TESSERA GK-8 'Doorman'
Security
Crucible Industries CX-1 'Golem'
Heavy Platform — Construction/Demolition Combat
TESSERA Widow Mk. III
Spider Platform — Area Denial
Arcturus HD-1 'Homestead'
Domestic
Lazarus LX-5 'Siphon'
Medical Warfare Platform — Biological Data Extraction
TESSERA CR-12 'Whisper'
Communications — Tactical Relay Platform
Iowan Behemoth — 'Thunderhead'
Iowan Behemoth
Ringo RR-1 'Rattlesnake'
Serpentine — Area Denial
Lazarus BX-0 'Test Subject'
Experimental — Biomechanical Hybrid
Crucible Industries CK-3 'Junkyard'
Canine Platform — Scrap Recovery/Combat
TESSERA TX-8 'Scarecrow'
Psychological Operations — Terror Platform
Ouroboros PG-2 'Blackout'
Infrastructure Weapon — Power Grid Attack
TESSERA TK-4 'Hellhound'
Canine Platform — Incendiary
Arcturus DX-4 'Taxidermist'
Deception Platform — Corpse Manipulation
Ringo RM-4 'Thresher'
Agricultural/Combat — Autonomous Clearing Platform
TESSERA TH-2 'Warden'
Walking Tank — Urban Pacification
Iowan Behemoth — 'Cathedral'
Iowan Behemoth
Vantablack VS-1 'Cameraman'
Spider Platform — Surveillance
Kang Athletics KA-900 'Sensei'
Training
Hearthstone CK-3 'Stockpot'
Domestic
Plot 17
Agricultural (Modified)
Arcturus HX-1 'Headsman'
Execution Platform — Autonomous Lethal Enforcement
Iowan Behemoth — 'The Granary'
Iowan Behemoth
Hearthstone GN-6 'Greenthumb'
Domestic
Arcturus CK-5 'Bloodhound'
Canine Platform — Pursuit and Tracking
Lazarus NB-1 'Cradle Robber'
Medical Platform — Neonatal Extraction
Kang Athletics KA-200 'Padwork'
Training
Tessera TS-9 'Locust Cloud'
Swarm Platform — Biological Material Consumption
Arcturus KS-7 'Nursery'
Spider Platform — Swarm Carrier
Crucible RW-3 'Paver'
Industrial
Ringo RB-1 'Judas Goat'
Deception Platform — Synthetic Human Mimicry
Ringo EV-5 'Showstopper'
Entertainment — Performance Platform
Lazarus NI-1 'Earwig'
Infiltration Platform — Neural Intrusion
Ouroboros PD-1 'Leech'
Parasitic Platform — Energy Theft
Meridian Domestic PB-4 'Nana'
Domestic
Hearthstone HC-2 'Dustbin'
Domestic
Lazarus SA-6 'Steadyhand'
Medical
Arcturus UT-5 'Lamprey'
Tunnel Platform — Pursuit
Ringo AG-7 'Fieldhand'
Industrial
Plot 17
Agricultural (Modified)
TESSERA WL-6 'Stacker'
Industrial
Crucible CW-8 'Ironworker'
Industrial
Ringo PT-8 'Truckline'
Industrial
Ringo AB-3 'Barker'
Commercial — Advertising Display Drone
Arcturus MN-3 'Digger'
Industrial
Ouroboros EW-7 'Requiem'
Area Denial Platform — Acoustic Weapon
Lazarus LX-2 'Lab Rat'
Experimental — Autonomous Test Subject
Iowan Behemoth — 'Leviathan'
Iowan Behemoth
Crucible Industries CF-1 'Carapace'
Powered Exoskeleton — Industrial/Combat
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Kang Athletics KA-200 'Padwork'
The KA-200 is a beginner-level striking trainer designed for boxing gyms and personal fitness studios. It stands at average human height on a wheeled base and presents two padded striking surfaces mounted on articulated arms that mimic a coach holding focus mitts. The machine calls out combinations through a built-in speaker — jab, cross, hook, uppercut — and adjusts pad position to match the user's height and reach. Impact sensors measure force, speed, and accuracy, displaying real-time metrics on a chest-mounted screen.

Padwork is intentionally non-threatening. Its chassis is rounded, its movements are slow and predictable, and it cannot strike back. The arms absorb impact rather than resist it, and the machine rolls backward slightly with heavy hits to simulate realistic pad response. Voice prompts are encouraging and patient, cycling through multiple coach personalities from drill-sergeant to meditation-guru depending on user preference. It is, fundamentally, a punching bag that talks and moves.

The KA-200 dominates the consumer fitness market because it requires no training partner and no gym membership. Home units outsell commercial models three to one. The machine has been credited with a measurable increase in striking fitness across the general population — and a corresponding increase in the effectiveness of bar fights, which Kang Athletics does not include in its marketing materials.
nameKang Athletics KA-200 'Padwork'
classificationTraining
aliases
  • Padwork
  • The Mitt Machine
  • Two Hundred
manufacturerKANG ATHLETICS
tier availabilityTier 1
legalityConsumer — unrestricted sale
autonomy levelReactive — responds to user strikes, no independent action
dimensions1.8m height, 0.6m width, wheeled base
weight85 kg
power sourceRechargeable battery, 8-hour continuous use
locomotionWheeled base, limited mobility (rolls to absorb strikes)
sensors
  • Impact force sensors in pads
  • Motion tracking camera (user form analysis)
  • Heart rate detection (contactless)
countermeasuresNone required — the KA-200 is a fitness device. Emergency stop button on chest panel.
known deployments
  • Consumer homes worldwide
  • Commercial gyms
  • Corporate fitness centers
  • Physical therapy clinics
story hooks
  • A hacker has reprogrammed KA-200 units across a gym chain to record user biometric data and fighting patterns, building profiles for an underground fighting ring that matches fighters based on their weaknesses.
  • A character trains obsessively on a KA-200 in their apartment, preparing for something they won't talk about.
cultural contextThe KA-200 is so ubiquitous that 'hitting the Padwork' has become generic slang for any solo training session, regardless of whether a KA-200 is involved.

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