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

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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

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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

Crucible RW-3 'Paver'

The RW-3 is a road maintenance and construction automaton — a wide, flat tracked platform that resurfaces, repairs, and maintains roadways. It carries a heated material hopper, a surface preparation system that grinds damaged road surface, and a precision paving array that lays new material in a single pass. The unit can repair a pothole in under ninety seconds and resurface a full lane-kilometer in four hours — work that previously required a crew of twenty and a full shift.

The RW-3 operates predominantly at night, when traffic volumes are lowest. Residents of GLMZ rarely see them in operation, but they notice the results — roads that were crumbling yesterday are smooth today, with the faintly warm surface and chemical smell of fresh paving material. The units work in convoys of three to five, with a lead unit scanning the road surface, middle units performing repairs, and a trailing unit applying surface coating and lane markings.

Crucible's RW-3 contract with GLMZ's infrastructure authority is one of the most lucrative automation agreements in the city. The contract specifies that Crucible maintains all public roadways within city limits — a monopoly that generates Φ2.3 billion annually. The roads are in excellent condition. The price of that condition is that a single corporation controls the entire surface transportation infrastructure's maintenance. If Crucible decides the roads don't get fixed, they don't get fixed.

name	Crucible RW-3 'Paver'
classification	Industrial
aliases	Paver Road Bot Flatback
manufacturer	CRUCIBLE INDUSTRIES
tier availability	Tier 2
legality	Commercial — infrastructure maintenance license
autonomy level	Convoy autonomous — coordinated multi-unit operation
dimensions	1.2m height, 3.0m width, 5.0m length
weight	4,500 kg
power source	Hydrogen fuel cell, 12-hour operational shift
locomotion	Tracked, road-surface rated, low-speed operation (8 km/h maximum)
sensors	Surface integrity scanner (depth and composition) Lane marking detection Traffic detection and avoidance Material temperature monitoring
countermeasures	The unit is slow, heavy, and obvious — no tactical utility. Its heated material hopper is potentially dangerous if ruptured (molten paving material at 180°C). Tracked movement can be blocked by barriers across the roadway.
known deployments	All public roadways within GLMZ city limits
story hooks	An RW-3 convoy has been laying road material with an unusual additive — a compound that, when compressed by vehicle traffic over several months, creates a network of pressure-sensitive strips that can track vehicle movement across the entire road surface. Someone is building a city-wide vehicle tracking system into the roads themselves. An RW-3 performing emergency repairs on a major highway uncovered a void space beneath the road surface — a tunnel that isn't on any infrastructure survey. The tunnel is recent, structurally sound, and leads in the direction of a high-security facility three blocks away.
cultural context	The RW-3 is automation at its most invisible — a machine that works while you sleep to maintain something you take for granted. The smooth roads of GLMZ are a quiet testament to automation's benefits, which makes it uncomfortable to acknowledge that those roads exist at the pleasure of a single corponation's maintenance contract.