"Cutlass" Multi-Tool

Name: "Cutlass" Multi-Tool
Example Configuration List (Not Totally Inclusive): 
* Point
* Flat Blade
* Hook
* Oar
* Sickle
Notes: Given the success of the Remnant derived folding frame technology by the Emerald Order, the Imperial Union Of Planets began research on possible ways they could adapt it for users who didn't have the physical capabilities of the Order's members.
Making use of the Imperial Union's research into nantoechnology, a 'Cutlass' is a versatile and elegant lightweight handled tool. It uses hundreds of metal fibers to form numerous configurations from both ends of the handle with hand controls built into the handle. Though some pushed for the 'Cutlass' as a pure weapon, the final product is considered a multi-tool due to the non-combat and utilitarian configurations that can be produced.
To date, several models of these multi-tools have been produced. The selection covers specialized variants designed, engineered, and crafted for utilization in different jobs with the selection of available configurations in that model's database tuned for that specific niche.
Recently, though, the Imperial Union has been looking into a more user friendly, 'one size fits all' model - a design that would allow user-end customization of the configurations programmed into it. This is being considered over the current 'most configurations' model due to that existing design's being one of the heaviest available. Additionally, there is consideration of linking the controls to a neural interface, though there are some other roadblocks on that path.
Currently, technological restrictions mean that the more configurations a given 'Cutlass' is capable of generating, the heavier the multi-tool is. Also, though far easier to make use of than the more Emerald Order biased folding frame equipment, the higher capacity multi-tools can still overwhelm a lot of people with the sheer number of configurations they are capable of, making ones with smaller lists of configurations available more popular and common among run-of-the-mill end-users. However, the higher capacity models have also found a niche in the hands of the military's branches.
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