Log:MECH-01-N Forensics

MECH-01-N 2020/10/16

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Classified: Not for Public Release.
Structural Steel: Isotropic analysis of the steel cladding has (probability 99.67%) identified the source as the Hesteel Group Company based in Shijiazhuang, China. This is the fifth largest steel production facility in China but due to Chinese government policies only a faction of their production is exported. The cladding steel has been provisionally identified (probability 67.83%) as being from a batch produced in 2069 for internal consumption.

Electro-Muscles and Activators: These components are used in industrial robots manufactured by PREF Robotics Corporation based in Tokyo, Japan. Serial numbers were erased by grinding but chemical etching and magnetic field imaging has recovered one complete and two partials. These serial numbers are recorded in the company's data as faulty components disposed of as scrap in January of 2070. The company buying the nominally scraped components proved on investigation to be a dummy shell owned by a dummy shell, ad nausea, finally vanishing behind banking legal protection in a Zurich bank in Switzerland. The quantity of components supposedly scraped would be sufficient to build a dozen of the Mech-01-N devices.

Central Processing Unit: This was a standard CNC control unit as used in industrial automation. They were purchased from a supplier in Berlin, Germany, supposedly by Adbro Controls Ltd. Thorough investigation indicates this company was not involved other than having its name used.

Rocket Launcher: This an obsolete Russian 9M129 infantry wired guided anti tank missile. Welded onto the robot's right arm. It was loaded with a HEAT (High Explosive Anti Tank) missile. This is a reforging warhead with very high penetration and minimal explosive scatter. There are hundreds of these available on the Russian black market.

Chain Gun: Finally an item of US tech. This is another obsolete weapon, a XM913 50mm Bushmaster Chain Gun. Introduced in 2019 and phased out of service in 2047. The two units recovered (MECH-01-N Mk I and Mk II) are part of a batch of 30 weapons stolen from a National Guard warehouse in 2019.

Mind Shield: This is a standard commercial product sold in significant quantities, mainly in South America. It's produced by the Mantext Group, Peru, and sold over the counter in many electronics retailers. Incomplete records (likely for tax evasion reasons) makes tracing the history of this item impossible.

Overall analysis: The structural assembly of the exo-shell is crude. Although there does seem to be a slight improvement in welding technique in the Mk II. Internal assembly is competent but limited in performance by exo-shell limitations. There are some clever but technically 'messy' work-arounds to overcome incompatibilities between components. It is our assessment that the robot is the production of skilled individuals with limited resources.