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Would it be possible to create a scout/explorer bot or vehicle to open up the map and search for resources?. It would have to be able to run either autonomous or somehow be able to set a searchable grid. I would like it for later in the game somewhere around when you start to research modules. At about this time in the game i feel like i spend most of the game running around looking for resources due to mining everything within the proximity of my base.

<sarcasm> There is one already. It's called a Radar. </sarcasm>