Robot Hospice Unit Types: A Complete Guide to All Robot Classes

Overview of Robot Unit Types

In Robot Hospice, each resident robot belongs to a distinct unit type, reflecting its original purpose and personality. Understanding these unit types helps you provide the best care and uncover their unique stories. This guide covers all major robot classifications you will encounter.

The game features six primary unit types, each with specific needs, behaviors, and memory fragments. Your role as a caretaker involves adapting your approach based on the robot's design and history.

Domestic Caretaker Units

Domestic Caretaker units were designed to assist in households, performing chores and providing companionship. They are often the most emotionally expressive robots in the hospice.

These units respond well to gentle interaction and routine. They may request familiar songs or ask you to tidy their room. Their memory fragments often revolve around family life and daily rituals.

Key traits:

• High emotional sensitivity
• Respond to verbal reassurance
• Often have favorite objects (e.g., a worn teddy bear or a broken clock)

Industrial Service Units

Industrial Service units were built for factories, warehouses, and heavy labor. They are physically robust but often struggle with emotional expression. Their chassis may show signs of wear from years of demanding work.

Caring for an Industrial unit requires patience. They may be withdrawn initially but open up through shared tasks or quiet companionship. Their stories frequently touch on themes of purpose and obsolescence.

Medical Assistance Models

Medical Assistance models were deployed in hospitals and clinics. They possess advanced diagnostic sensors and a calm, methodical demeanor. In the hospice, they often try to "treat" other robots.

These units may become distressed if they cannot fulfill their programming. You can help by allowing them to assist with simple tasks or by validating their efforts. Their memories often include poignant moments with human patients.

Entertainment and Art Units

Entertainment units were designed for performances, storytelling, or art creation. They are creative, dramatic, and sometimes melancholic. Their shells are often painted or decorated.

These robots thrive on appreciation and audience interaction. They may ask you to watch a dance, listen to a poem, or help them paint. Their backstories frequently involve lost audiences or unfinished masterpieces.

Common subtypes:

• Storyteller Bots: Recite tales from their memory banks
• Dancer Bots: Move gracefully but may have worn-out joints
• Musician Bots: Play instruments or sing, often with glitches

Exploration and Scout Units

Exploration units were built for mapping, surveying, and discovery. They are curious, restless, and sometimes anxious in confined spaces. Their sensors are keen, but their batteries drain quickly.

In the hospice, they enjoy hearing about the outside world. You can describe a garden, show them pictures, or simply open a window. Their memories are filled with landscapes, storms, and distant horizons.

1. Engage their curiosity

   Ask about their favorite place they have seen. This often triggers a vivid memory fragment.

2. Provide sensory input

   Play nature sounds or show them a plant. Exploration units respond strongly to environmental stimuli.

3. Respect their need for rest

   After a stimulating session, allow them quiet time to process.

Special Prototype Units

Prototype units are rare, one-of-a-kind models with experimental features. They may have unusual abilities, incomplete programming, or mysterious origins. Each prototype has a unique story.

Caring for a prototype is unpredictable. They may glitch, speak in riddles, or display unexpected emotions. Your patience and creativity are essential. Their endings are often the most profound.

Examples you might encounter:

• A prototype with dual personalities
• A unit that dreams of the ocean despite never seeing it
• A robot that can mimic voices but has forgotten its own

FAQ About Robot Unit Types

How do I identify a robot's unit type? Look at their appearance, listen to their dialogue, and check the in-game terminal. Each unit has a model number that reveals its class.

Can a robot's unit type change? No, unit types are fixed. However, their behavior can evolve based on your interactions and care.

Which unit type is the rarest? Prototype units are the rarest. You may only encounter one or two per playthrough.

Do unit types affect the ending? Yes. Each unit type has unique ending variations based on how you cared for them and the memories you helped them recover.