Filamentron

This machine is a sphere about the size of a bowling ball, made of reflective metals and plastics. Dozens of small bumps are arranged across its surface, each of which is the exit point for a monofilament whip, a 15-foot length of metallic cord only a few molecules thick. Filamentrons are yet another form of security robot, product of a paranoid and relentlessly inventive era. The drones were often positioned like ornaments or fixtures, only attacking with their whips when intruders came near. In the Gamma Age, filamentrons tend to mindlessly patrol empty bases or sunken complexes, although some roam freely, dissecting any creature unlucky enough to encounter it. Generators within the filamentron create magnetic fields around its conductive monofilaments, controlling and strengthening them into versatile (if not particular strong) limbs and cutting implements.