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|---|---|---|---|
| K8 (UH8) | |||
Intelligence |
Complex AN-7U | ||
Class |
Light Universal Helper | ||
Remote Pilot |
N/A | ||
Height |
42 cm | ||
Weight |
2.1 kg | ||
Max Speed |
15 m/s | ||
Sensors |
33 |
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The K8 (UH8) is a submersible robot in Haimatsu Technologies' Universal Helper Series.
Description[]
The UH8 is a relatively lightweight Universal Helper. It can be equipped with several tools including a blowtorch, auto-wrench, and relay extensions. While it lacks a voice module, it is able to communicate via simplified sounds and lights.
Appearances[]
In SOMA[]
Simon Jarrett first finds a UH8 trapped under several boulders en route to the shuttle station at Upsilon B. Simon can free the UH8 or leave it. If freed, the Helper follows him until he reaches the door to the Upsilon shuttle station, where it proceeds to cut through the heavy seal in order to grant Simon access to the station.
The friendly Helper robot reappears at Site Delta following Simon's crash-landing after the CURIE explodes. After opening the jammed door to the escape vessel he crashed in, Simon recognizes the unit as the same one who had helped him access the shuttle station earlier; likewise, the UH8 recognizes Simon. It follows him to and through Delta as he explores the complex, assisting him with opening any doors that have been rusted shut.
After successfully calling a Zeppelin, he is informed that a new tool chip is required to properly pilot the transport; Simon faces the hard decision of destroying either the friendly UH8 or the stray UH3 unit containing the active scan of Javid Goya. If Simon decides to destroy the UH3 in order to acquire its tool chip, the UH8 becomes afraid of him and will warily observe from a distance, fleeing when approached. Once Simon leaves the complex, the UH8 is left to roam.
Behind the Scenes[]
Vertical Slice[]
During the Vertical Slice, K8 would vocally thank Simon after he frees the robot from the pile of rocks. It is possible K8 contained the neurograph of PATHOS-II employee in this version.
Unknown[]
K8 was at some point a much larger part of the story. She would get captured by the cut Solipsist faction and be tortured in an attempt to lure Simon into the Solipsist lair. There is also a character model for a humanoid K8 created by the Solipsists.
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