Talk:AIF/@comment-10905876-20150727203253

-Report from AIF Robotics Command-

Development of the Sentinel 2 combat android has been completed: built on the same basic chassis as the Sentinel 1, the Sentinel 2 has numerous improvements.

A hive intelligence has been developed to replace the basic AI that gave the Sentinel 1 much of its teething problems. This gives groups of Sentinels superb battlefield coordination, allowing them to function as a single unit. This also allows for units with damaged to still function, and can allow even crippled units to proved valuable support in battle. This linked "hive mind" also prevents hacking and other aggressive reprogramming, preventing the Sentinels from being turned against AIF troops.

Improved servo motors and power systems have improved strength by 30%, but has reduced weight and bulk of the motors. This has allowed thicker armor plate to be fitted, improving resistance to small arms fire. Much of these systems were reverse engineered from salvaged Delusion built robots.

Other minor improvements have also been made, including better internal storage for ammunition, better targeting optics, and improved redundant systems. They retain the outward appearance of their predecessors, and can be built with the same tooling. Some of the existing Sentinel 1s will be upgraded to the new Sentinel 2 standard, with the majority assigned to warships as integrated security forces. Sentinel 1s assigned to warships will be stripped of their basic AIs, and linked to the ships' central computers in a fashion similar to the DHC-7s.