Cleaning Bots were specialized Service Bots designed for sanitation, hygiene, and waste disposal aboard the Last Frontier. Their purpose was to preserve sterile conditions in a closed-system habitat, preventing disease and contamination during centuries of deep-space travel.

After the crash on VOI 700 D, Cleaning Bots became essential to early settlement survival in the Beta Age, ensuring safe infection-free living spaces.

Under the Federal Confederation, however, they were banned by the Peace Treaty’s energy regulations. A few still function secretly in Firetown’s black-market infrastructure, quietly scrubbing away evidence of human excess.

• Developed by Olympia Cybernetics as the pinnacle of autonomous sanitation systems.
• Built for zero-gravity operation, they used sealed cleaning modules with nanofiber rollers, vapor recyclers, and plasma sterilizers.
• Their self-contained design eliminated the need for human supervision, enabling silent, round-the-clock decontamination.

• After landfall, surviving units became critical for preventing disease among settlers.
• The New Kourou Robotics Syndicate leased refurbished models to colonies under sanitation contracts.
• Some were repurposed for air and water purification, helping make VOI 700 D’s environment marginally habitable.

• In 2631, Supreme Councilor Aisha Patel outlawed all Cleaning Bots, citing their excessive power consumption and chemical dependency.
• The Confederation replaced them with human-run sanitation brigades.
• A few illegal units continue operating in hidden tunnels and industrial sites, valued for their unmatched precision and silence.

• Height & Build: Compact cylindrical or low-ellipsoid body, approx. 0.7 m tall, optimized for smooth rolling and wall-to-floor transitions.
• Surface Materials: Corrosion-resistant Duraflex alloy coated with self-cleaning nanopolymer to repel dirt and fluids.
• Movement: Omnidirectional traction pads for rapid gliding; hidden fold-out climbers allow ascent over stairs, rubble, or vertical shafts.

Integrated Cleaning System:

• Perimeter Mist Jets emit electrostatic vapor to bind and neutralize dust or pathogens.
• Underbody Nano-Rollers scrub, absorb, and sterilize simultaneously using recycled vapor loops.
• Vapor-Vacuum Circuit condenses and reuses steam for continuous operation without refilling.
• Decontamination Pulse releases brief blue plasma flashes to destroy microbes on contact.

Sensors and AI:

• Chemical-spectrum scanners detect toxins, biological hazards, and radiation residue.
• 360° LIDAR and contamination mapping allow swarm-mode coordination with other units.
• Emits soft operational hums rather than speech to minimize disturbance.

Cleaning Bots were never built to imitate humans. Their efficiency derived from mechanical perfection, not mimicry.

Reasons for Non-Humanoid Design:

• Maximized Coverage: Rolling architecture cleans entire surfaces simultaneously.
• Hygienic Integrity: Smooth, joint-less body prevents bacterial buildup.
• Discretion: Low profile allows operation in living quarters without intrusiveness.
• Modular Engineering: Internal cartridges and fluid cores can be swapped without exposing mechanical parts.

• Powered by a Quantum Fusion Battery (QFB), sustaining up to 12 days of continuous operation.
• Intensive contamination work drains energy twice as fast.
• If toxin or radiation thresholds exceed safety limits, the bot seals itself hermetically and powers down, protecting nearby life.

• Armor Class (AC): 12
• Hit Points (HP): 50
• Speed: 40 feet (rolling movement)
• Primary Role: Sanitation, biohazard containment, toxic-waste removal

Actions:

• Sanitation Pulse (Ranged Cleanse): Emits plasma-sterilizing mist that neutralizes contaminants; on organic targets, DC 12 CON save or temporary sensory irritation.
• Hazard Collection (Utility): Can store up to 10 liters of hazardous waste internally; destruction releases contents as environmental hazard.
• Toxin Neutralization (Countermeasure): Eliminates airborne or surface contaminants; requires rare chemical catalysts (illegal in Gamma Age).
• Emergency Self-Sealing (Defensive Mode): Upon critical damage, encloses itself in airtight polymer shell for 5 minutes before shutdown.
• Deploy Climbing Limbs (Mobility Upgrade): Hidden stabilizers unfold for navigating uneven terrain at half speed; cannot clean while climbing.

• Toxic Spill Crisis: A malfunctioning Cleaning Bot sterilizes water reserves, forcing settlers to intervene.
• Scientific Discovery: A decommissioned unit contains preserved data on alien spores from the crash site.
• Sabotage Mission: A corrupted bot spreads radiation dust through a settlement’s ventilation system.

• Firetown Black Market Deal: Players retrieve a stolen unit storing pre-War environmental data.
• Underground Lab Accident: A rogue Cleaning Bot traps intruders inside a sealed corridor.
• Political Cover-Up: Evidence reveals that banned bots are secretly used in Federal facilities.

• Last Frontier
• ExoHuman Technology in the Beta Age
• Service Bots
• GAIA System
• Quantum Fusion Batteries (QFBs)
• New Kourou Robotics Syndicate
• Peace Treaty
• Federal Confederation

Further information about Service Bot models:

• Butler Bots
• Cleaning Bots
• Guarding Bots
• Medical Bots
• Agricultural Bots
• Maintenance Bots
• Manual Labor Bots