The robotics facility is a protoss structure which transports automated war machines to battlefields to support protoss forces.^[1] Each is controlled by a highly trained Master of Robotics.^[2]

Contents 1 Game Structure 1.1 StarCraft 1.1.1 Upgrades 1.1.2 Development 1.2 StarCraft II 1.2.1 Building Upgrades 1.2.2 Development 2 References

Game StructureEdit

StarCraftEdit

Robotics Facility
Structure
Race	Protoss
Role	Robot warp-in
Production
Minerals	200
Gas	200
Build time	80
Produced from	Probe
Requires	Cybernetics core
Protection
Shields	500
Hit points	500
Armor	1
Function
Produces	Shuttle Reaver (with robotics support bay) Observer (with observatory)
Allows	Robotics support bay Observatory

UpgradesEdit

Plasma Shields
Researched at	Forge
Hotkey	S
Properties
Level Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Minerals 200 300 400 Gas 200 300 400 Research time 266 298 330 Required Cybernetics core
Notes
+1 armor bonus to shields per level for all units and structures.

DevelopmentEdit

During the StarCraft beta, the robotics facility had a different appearance. Its final model was re-used from a canceled structure known as the maintenance bay.^[3]

StarCraft IIEdit

Robotics Facility
Structure
Race	Protoss
Role	Robot warp-in
Production
Minerals	200
Gas	100
Build time	65
Produced from	Probe
Requires	Cybernetics core
Hotkey	R
Protection
Shields	450
Hit points	450
Type	Armored Mechanical Structure
Function
Produces	Warp prism Observer Immortal Colossus (with robotics bay)
Allows	Robotics bay

The robotics facility creates robotic units like the colossus, observer and warp prism, as well as the immortal.

Building UpgradesEdit

Plasma Shields
Researched at	Forge
Hotkey	S
Properties
Level Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Minerals 150 225 300 Gas 150 225 300 Research time 160 190 220
Notes
+1 armor to shields per level.
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DevelopmentEdit

In the course of updating the robotics facility's design, it was decided to alter the shapes so that different animations occurred depending on the unit being produced.^[4]

ReferencesEdit

Protoss Units and Structures of StarCraft/Brood War

Ground units Probe · Zealot · Dragoon · Reaver · High templar · Archon • Dark templar (BW) · Dark archon (BW) Air units Shuttle · Scout · Arbiter · Carrier (Interceptor) · Observer • Corsair (BW) Basic buildings Nexus · Assimilator · Pylon · Gateway · Forge · Shield battery · Cybernetics core · Photon cannon Advanced buildings Robotics facility · Stargate · Citadel of Adun · Robotics support bay · Fleet beacon · Templar archives · Observatory · Arbiter tribunal Canceled buildings Maintenance bay

Protoss Units and Structures of StarCraft II

Infantry Probe · Zealot · High templar · Dark templar · Archon Land mechanized Stalker · Immortal · Sentry · Colossus Air units Warp prism · Observer · Phoenix · Void ray · Oracle (HotS) · Carrier (Interceptor) · Tempest (HotS) · Mothership (Mothership core, HotS) Basic buildings Nexus · Assimilator · Pylon · Gateway (Warp gate) · Forge · Cybernetics core Combat buildings Photon cannon Advanced buildings Twilight council · Dark shrine · Templar archives · Robotics facility · Robotics bay · Stargate · Fleet beacon Campaign-only units and structures Units Scout · Star relic · Stone guardian Buildings Monolith · Obelisk Canceled Protoss Units and Structures of StarCraft II