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How to get building robots to work and repair?

Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2020 11:28 am
by factoriobiker
I created 3 of them and i throw them out in my base. BUt they are just there, doing nothing, so what do I need to do?

Re: How to get building robots to work and repair?

Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2020 11:39 am
by ickputzdirwech
You need to build a roboport, power it and put repair packs inside. They will then repair every damaged building inside the green construction area you see when hovering over the roboport. More info on the wiki.

Re: How to get building robots to work and repair?

Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2020 11:44 am
by Serenity
ickputzdirwech wrote: Tue Sep 01, 2020 11:39 am and put repair packs inside.
No you don't. And shouldn't. The roboport slots are there so that robots can take partially used packs somewhere after a job is done. The player just needs to make packs available in logistics chests

Re: How to get building robots to work and repair?

Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2020 1:31 pm
by factoriobiker
i think i am missing repair packs....how to get them?

Re: How to get building robots to work and repair?

Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2020 1:31 pm
by factoriobiker
what about personal roboport? so they follow you around? I created it but dunno where to put it?

Re: How to get building robots to work and repair?

Posted: Tue Sep 01, 2020 1:51 pm
by Serenity
The personal roboport is for equipments grids in modular armor and power armor (or vehicles like the Spidertron):
https://wiki.factorio.com/Equipment_modules

They do follow you (only to recharge really), but robots are very slow at the beginning. They don't become acceptably fast until several levels of worker speed research. And even faster robots can be outrun with several exoskeletons. So it's best to not run away and let them catch up

And where are repair packs? Seriously? Just look through the items