12-4C-41 Traffic Controller

Droid Classification: Use: Model: Manufacturer: Communcation: Cost: Manuverablity: Limbs: Famous Droids Of This Model: Size: Body Design:	Municipal Traffic Controller 12-4C-41 Traffic Controller SoroSuub Corporation Unknown Unknown Most Control Towers & Space 2 Arms & 2 Legs Unknown Average Human Height Humanoid
Space and air travel are universally accepted ways of transportation, but many planets do not just allow pilots to land anywhere they want. Even if its an orbital docking platform or a simple dirtside landing strip, traffic controllers in observation towers perform the complicated tasks of directing vessels through a three-dimensional control zone and guiding them down to a landing berth. For most humans and other organic species this job can be tedious and exhausting, and due to this numerous companies have attempted to solve the problem with fully automated computer-controlled landing systems, but these systems have a history of dramatic failure. The viable alternative to organic and computer controlled systems is a traffic controller droid, and unlike living beings the SoroSuub Corporation's 12-4C-41 unit doesn't suffer from bleary eyes and clouded minds. Also unlike automated systems the droids are able to keep track of multiple ships and respond to unexpected situations. Since almost 90 percent of the control towers are designed for biological use the droids had to have bipedal mobility, and standard humanoid frames would make it easy for them to interface with existing equippment. Each of the 12-4C-41 units comes equipped with a sophisticated optic/recorder system that is capable of panoramic and macroscopic scans. The unit can pinpoint a wayward position through kilometers of thick fog while simultaneously viewing dozens of glowing monitor screens and dumping all information into its multilayeded congnitive processor. The droid is equipped with a retractable data-probe in its left index finger so it can plug into the mainframe when it needs information. The torso of the droid is also a landing beacon, that can flash in preprogrammed patterns and can cycle through a variety of colors. This feature is deisgned for emergency use in cases where the landing station has lost power due to a generator failure or ion cannon attack. Some managers of large orbital space docks employee numerous 12-4C-41 units that jet through the vacuum, outlining approach vectors with their illuminated bodies and leading smaller ships to individual berths. For this purpose SoroSuub makes a 12-4C-41/b that has limited congnitive modules for a substabtuakky reduced price.