Utili-bots seem very underwhelming
Is it just me, or are Utili-bots made with the robotics skill more hassle than help? I've made two Cleaner-bots and they both just died and turned into scrap. The first one disappeared a while after I turned it on, but I found some rubble on the lawn that I assume was the remnants of the bot. I thought it was struck by lightning.
Then I made a second one. This time I thought I'd try to not lose it to lightning. I turned it on and watched it for a while. It seemed like when it there was nothing left to clean, it always went out onto the lawn to scan grass aimlessly. So I turned it off and moved it into the hallway. After this I only turned it on when there were things to clean, and when it moved onto the lawn I turned it off again and placed it in the hall.
Today I found a pile of rubble in the hall, and I assume it again is the remnants of the bot, but this time I don't know what could've destroyed it since it had just been standing there being inactive.
Am I missing something about the bots, or do you need to constantly babysit them, or they'll just turn into rubble?
The Utili-bots can be repaired and they can be upgraded so they last longer between repairs.
By hovering over them you can see how much in disrepair they are And you are right that they should be turned off when there is nothing for them to do so they last longer between repairs.
