Robot ship

A robot ship or automated ship was a starship that used automation to reduce or eliminate the need for a crew.
 referred to the Romulan drone ship as a "robot ship" when he was considering why it needed a bridge. ()
During the mid-23rd century, the Federation often utilized robot ships for tasks that required minimal monitoring. vessels were often deployed as automated freighters during the 2260s. (; )
In an alternate 2266, Captain James T. Kirk obtained an armada of robotic mining and hauling craft near the Romulan Neutral Zone as reinforcements to the . None of the craft were manned. ()
During the Enterprises encounter with the Kelvans in 2268, it was recommended that a robot ship could be sent to Kelva with the Federation's proposal to allow them to establish a colony. ()
The personal vessel of the Kerner Hauze was entirely automated. ()
The ships of the were automated Federation starships introduced in 2381. However, the class' tenure would prove extremely short-lived. Not long after commissioning, the emotional processing of the ships' artificial intelligence turned out to be dangerously unstable, causing all three vessels to go on a rampage that resulted in heavy damage to Douglas Station, the , and the before ending in the destruction of the entire Texas-class line. ()
At some point after the attack on Douglas Station, such vessels were banned by Starfleet and remained so even long beyond the lifting of the ban on synthetics. This presented a problem for the after its jump to the 32nd century, as a combination of data and interactions with the crew had spontaneously formed the artificial intelligence Zora. Zora's clearly benevolent character and the unique circumstances which led to her formation had to be taken into account to create an exception for her. ()
== See also ==
* Cargo drone
* Section 31 drone ship
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Category:Spacecraft classifications