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TL;DR

Please give Cargo Landing Pads the ability extend Roboport coverage, better yet also allow them to charge/store bots.

What?

Cargo Landing Pads and Roboports are an iconic duo. But I don't really understand why a complex thing such as the Cargo Landing Pad can't just have some electricity and also route/charge/dispatch the bots.
This would also give reason to why the Cargo Landing Pad should receive power. I understand why it cannot require power in the first place (if it stops functioning during a power outage you suddenly get dozens or more drop pods scattered all-over your base, which is a no-no.)
But there is this giant facility, just connect it to the grid and give it some extra functionality, which it will want to have anyway in most cases.
It shouldn't even be a giant visual change necessary, just add a small charging port somewhere.
Could even be a toggle in the options, so if you don't want to use it and have it use electricity and potentially give a warning for lack of power, just turn the functionality off, and none of that happens.

Why?

It feels redundant to have this giant facility, that is essentially just a glorified parking lot. And giving it the abilities of a roboport would make it stand out more.