Devero is donating on behalf of the team that made them (himself, Entrapta, and Kaiba) 4 hardlight holo-projecting drones and their control rigs. Utilizing tech pilfered from the biosphere around Crysohale VI, the idea is that you pilot the drone into a dangerous or difficult to reach place and use it to project a hardlight hologram body ala a Helpmate. Using the VR control rig, you can then use that hardlight body to interact with the things around it. Manipulate a control or reconnect some broken components? No problem. Move around pieces of a puzzle? Easy. Unlock a door or clear a blocked entrance? Sure thing.
Only the hologram is able to manipulate objects. The drone 'core' of the holo is basically a flying hockey puck equipped with cameras and the projection technology. You can have the holo pick up an item and carry it over to where you are, but you could not load it on the drone and fly it out, for example.
The VR rig is made up of a wearable headset and hand pieces, not unlike extant VR video game tech. The drone's pilot does need to wear all three to be able to operate it.
The drones have a learning curve for anyone who is not strongly tech inclined, so it is highly recommended that you practice with them between missions. It was deliberately designed to be easy to use by anyone, not just sci-fi characters, but being able to operate it the holo body with fine control takes some practice. Devero is more than willing to teach anyone who's interested, and has a fifth, more advanced version of his own for personal use.
Hardlight holodrones
Only the hologram is able to manipulate objects. The drone 'core' of the holo is basically a flying hockey puck equipped with cameras and the projection technology. You can have the holo pick up an item and carry it over to where you are, but you could not load it on the drone and fly it out, for example.
The VR rig is made up of a wearable headset and hand pieces, not unlike extant VR video game tech. The drone's pilot does need to wear all three to be able to operate it.
The drones have a learning curve for anyone who is not strongly tech inclined, so it is highly recommended that you practice with them between missions. It was deliberately designed to be easy to use by anyone, not just sci-fi characters, but being able to operate it the holo body with fine control takes some practice. Devero is more than willing to teach anyone who's interested, and has a fifth, more advanced version of his own for personal use.