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An '''exocomp''' is a type of of maintenance [[robot]] [[technology of the week|seen | An '''exocomp''' is a type of of maintenance [[robot]] [[technology of the week|seen only]] in the [[TNG]] episode "The Quality of Life". They were prototypes that developed a limited degree of [[sapience]]. | ||
Exocomps were small machines that could easily fit inside a 1 meter cube. They had anti-gravity devices for locomotion and a small [[replicator]] mechanism that could generate an assortment of tools. Their purpose was to fly through the ductwork ([[Jefferies tube]]s) of a small space station to perform maintenance and repairs. They were built with enough [[artificial intelligence]] to diagnose problems and determine how to correct them, but they developed sapience as an unforeseen side effect. | ==Attributes== | ||
Exocomps were small machines that could easily fit inside a 1-meter cube. They had anti-gravity devices for locomotion and a small [[replicator]] mechanism that could generate an assortment of tools. Their purpose was to fly through the ductwork ([[Jefferies tube]]s) of a small space station to perform maintenance and repairs. They were built with enough [[artificial intelligence]] to diagnose problems and determine how to correct them, but they developed sapience as an unforeseen side effect. | |||
==Social Controversy== | ==Social Controversy== | ||
Discovery of their sentience led to exocomps not being allowed to be used on a general basis in the Federation. This is odd, because they would later have no problem sending possibly sentient holograms, [[Emergency medical hologram|EMH mk1]] systems, to do menial work in mines and plasma conduits. | Discovery of their sentience led to exocomps not being allowed to be used on a general basis in the Federation. This is odd, because they would later have no problem sending possibly sentient holograms, [[Emergency medical hologram|EMH mk1]] systems, to do menial work in mines and plasma conduits. This ruling seems to be linked to the ruling involving [[Data]] in [[TNG]] "The Measure of a Man." Why it applies to these utility robots and not holograms is hard to understand. | ||
[[Category:Robots]] | [[Category:Robots]] | ||
[[Category:Star Trek]] | [[Category:Star Trek]] | ||
[[Category: Technology of the Week]] | [[Category: Technology of the Week]] | ||
[[Category: ST Technology]] | |||
Latest revision as of 16:03, 20 March 2023
An exocomp is a type of of maintenance robot seen only in the TNG episode "The Quality of Life". They were prototypes that developed a limited degree of sapience.
Attributes
Exocomps were small machines that could easily fit inside a 1-meter cube. They had anti-gravity devices for locomotion and a small replicator mechanism that could generate an assortment of tools. Their purpose was to fly through the ductwork (Jefferies tubes) of a small space station to perform maintenance and repairs. They were built with enough artificial intelligence to diagnose problems and determine how to correct them, but they developed sapience as an unforeseen side effect.
Social Controversy
Discovery of their sentience led to exocomps not being allowed to be used on a general basis in the Federation. This is odd, because they would later have no problem sending possibly sentient holograms, EMH mk1 systems, to do menial work in mines and plasma conduits. This ruling seems to be linked to the ruling involving Data in TNG "The Measure of a Man." Why it applies to these utility robots and not holograms is hard to understand.