J.O.O.N.A.S. and robot vacuums
Moon Sweepers has 3 robots: the robot vacuums Robot vacuum Mk I ($250) and Robot vacuum Mk II ($500) clean the hexes round their dock, and J.O.O.N.A.S. ($20,000) cleans the whole Moon.
Compare robots
| Robot | Price | Work area | Bin | Cleaning width | Cleaning speed | Travel speed | Dock store |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robot vacuum Mk I | $250 | 19 hexes | 15 kg | 1.3 m | 0.9 m/s | 1.35 m/s | 100 kg |
| Robot vacuum Mk II | $500 | 37 hexes | 40 kg | 2.4 m | 1.2 m/s | 1.8 m/s | 300 kg |
| J.O.O.N.A.S. | $20,000 | Whole Moon | 60 kg | 5.6 m | 2 m/s | 3 m/s |
How robots work
| Rule | Fact |
|---|---|
| Work area | A robot vacuum cleans the world hexes round its dock: Robot vacuum Mk I 2 rings, 19 hexes; Robot vacuum Mk II 3 rings, 37 hexes. World hexes are the Moon's cleaning regions. |
| J.O.O.N.A.S. | Not tied to an area: it goes to the nearest hex that is still dusty and fires its dust in 20 kg capsules at the nearest capsule catcher. With no capsule catcher built it waits with a full bin. |
| Bin full | A robot vacuum heads home when its bin holds 98% of its capacity. |
| Dock | The dock packs the dust into capsules of up to 1 kg onto a belt. |
| Robot panel | Opens when you aim at a dock from up to 4 m away (J.O.O.N.A.S.: 12 m). |
| Placing | Robot docks and J.O.O.N.A.S. can be placed on ground that has not been cleaned. |
Robot states
The robot panel shows what the robot is doing: Cleaning, On the move, Setting off, Checking the hex, Heading home, Docking, Unloading, Scanning the area, All clean, Dock full, Bin full, Switched off, Waiting.