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Bro-Bot ( alpha release : automated surface to space cargo transporter )

Bro-Bot is a drone I made to take large amounts of ingots from the surface of a planet to space.
Using 2 scripts, an auto-aligner to keep it level to the planets grav well ( This means that all the weight is applied to those 2 large thrusters. This is key as the small amount of manoeuvring thrusters would fail if holding weight )
And an auto launch script, which uses the bare minimum of override to maintain a speed of 100m/s ( this HUGELY saves on fuel. about 25% of what you would burn by holding down spacebar )
Once Bro-Bot exceeds the grav well, he turns on a beacon confirming that he has indeed lifted, and has received mad gains.

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What does he currently do ?

Press the left knee cap to release landing gears.

Press right clamp to launch into space. Upon leaving the gravity well, Bro-Bot will stop.

He can currently carry 20k steel plates with a 50k ice buffer. He completes the journey in just under 9 minutes!

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What do I want him to do eventually?

Go to space -> upon leaving grav well activate auto pilot & dock at a station -> unload inventory -> return to launch site.

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Current limitations : Ive added a video showing, that i took 20k steel plates, using 2 full hydro tanks & a buffer of 50k ice. Upon completion he still has 10k ice.

I meant to test 30k but forgot to load the last 10k. Ive tested with 10k, and he makes it, with less then 1k ice. So currently I do not recommend going above 20k steel plates unless you add at least 10k more ice. I will be working on fine tuning his thruster system soon, its abit greedy at the moment.

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Remember to set ownership of all blocks, and recompile the 2 prog blocks. Enjoy!

( if you could report back any limitations in weight you find it would be appreciated )