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In general, which is better for UPS in a large factory, a small bot network transporting goods or a system of belts doing the same work?

For example, I have a remote plastic / fuel factory which uses belts to transport the plastic to chests for a train to pick up. I can rewrite it using bots pretty easily. Is one better than the other?

Here is the outpost using belts to load plastic to a train:

https://imgur.com/GuXYXUX

Here is the same outpost using bots:

https://imgur.com/zBPDHXA

Thanks!

Posts such as this one suggest bots are better, even over short distances:

https://steamcommunity.com/app/427520/d ... 684241269/

AngledLuffa wrote:Posts such as this one suggest bots are better, even over short distances:

https://steamcommunity.com/app/427520/d ... 684241269/

That's before 0.16. As it stands, from my testing belts are better.