External Manipulation Arm

An External Manipulator is a robotic arm, drill, vacuum, etc., which can be used to manipulate objects in space. Many times, it is connected to a cargo unit so it can transfer objects directly into them. In many cases, the manipulator is retractable and can be pulled fully into the ship, although if the ship designer doesn’t want it to take up that much space on the ship this does not necessarily have to be so. They usually can reach out about 50 feet per unit of space they take up on the ship, and require one unit of energy per arm. 
A Poor manipulator will cause the operator to receive a -2 penalty when operating it, and costs 400 credits per unit of space it takes up. A Fair manipulator will cause a -1 penalty and costs 500 credits per unit of space it takes up. A Good manipulator causes no penalties or bonuses and costs 650 for every unit of space it takes up. An Excellent manipulator will offer a +1 bonus and costs 800 credits per unit of space it takes up.
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