[New subject line and forwarded to the list -- James]
Like everyone else that saw the movies, I am working on my on CD-101.
Although I am not ready to publish it yet, I have a few comments on the
design that was already presented.
The 101 is not a psuedo-bio robot, it is contoured. They function without
their camoflauge (aka skin.) They are polished (to act as reflec, since laser
and plasma weapons seem to be the rage in 2029 LA) and heavily armored. They
have a small, low-power primary power source, and a reserve battery. There is
no evidence that they are particularly fast on foot, and are probably not much
faster than a human (TOP=30 kph).
The greatest problem in designing these things is the power plant. There
are no nuclear batteries in MT, which makes it hard to simulate their power
supply. There is no evidence of fuel outside the power plant itself, and the
plant is small enough to miss when being impaled by a T-1000.
I noticed that the design presented mixes the MT vehicle construction with
the brain rules from Robots (Book 8). Anybody have a timetable for the next
Robots-like release and have there been any interesting articles anywhere on
using old-style robots in MT?
kominetz
(disclaimer: I am not a Commodore.)