AI Crew

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The AI Crew are ten humanoid robot bodies capable of running 24/7 with very high quality secure radio links to ten AIs designed to plumb-in to the systems of O'Neill Station. The AIs are in three linked groups of three, with a heterogeneous processor architecture (ARM, PPC, x86) within each group. The tenth AI is a weird non-standard architecture (SEAforth, if you're interested) and in a total emergency, where everything else fails, might keep a minimal system working.

Under normal circumstances any one AI processor from a group of three is capable of running about a third of O'Neill Station's facilities, and which third this is is hard-wired for each group. Normally each triple of processors votes as to what is done, and if voting isn't unanimous then warning alarms start. If one processor crashes and there is a tie, the tenth AI is given control; otherwise the tenth AI only gets control if an entire triple of processors has crashed.

The humanoid robot bodies all resemble attractive young women, and are fully functional in almost all ways: eating, drinking, excreting, bleeding; except they cannot get pregnant and bear (or nurse) children. At core they are hardware, and their bones for example need repair rather than being capable of healing. You'd need an x-ray (or an RF monitor, to spot the link to their AI) to tell they're not human.

The AI link is good for up to 50 miles range, less if there is some shielding which it can't work around (wide band, frequency switching, etc.). Upgrading to a better comms tech, say FTL, would most sensibly involve the AI and robot designer (Arthur). And surgery.

Most of them go about their duties normally, as well-integrated members of the crew. All have different appearances and personalities; all have hobbies. The tenth is a roving troubleshooter, and is always poking around looking for problems. She's also a dedicated amateur astronomer.

AI Names

There are ten AI, in three groups of three, plus one. The groups are 'red', 'white', 'blue', and the singleton is 'black'. Each group has a similar appearance, though they vary enough to be sisters, not triplets.

Red:

skin: pale Celtic
hair: red
eyes: blue, green, hazel

Al(pha)
hobby: team sports

Bee (Beta)
hobby: gymnastics

Amma (Gamma)
hobby: martial arts


White:

skin: normal Caucasian
hair: blonde
eyes: blue, green, hazel

Del(ta)
hobby: gambling

Epsi(lon)
hobby: gardening

Eta
hobby: cooking

Blue:

skin: normal Eurasian
hair: brown (off-duty could be dyed blue)
eyes: blue, green, hazel

Theta
hobby: medical science

Iota
hobby: micro-technology

Kappa
hobby: oceanography

Black:

skin: dark brown
hair: black
eyes: brown

Zee (Zeta)
hobby: amateur astronomy

If they wanted a surname they could always use Arthursdottir, but that isn't likely in their files.