Mining Robot – Guide

A programmable mining robot on the AIMeE chassis with its own charging station. It finds ore and ice, drills it, brings it home, charges and sets off again – until the area is empty, once or continuously.

Requirements#

• Stationeers 0.2.6428, BepInEx 5.4.23.5, StationeersLaunchPad 1.0, see Installation
• Mod in the active mod pack
• Multiplayer: server and all players with the same version

Quick start#

1. In the Electronics Printer (tier 2) make Kit (Mining Robot) and Kit (Robot Charging Station), plus a Robot Tracker (tier 1).
2. Place the station (C + mouse wheel rotates); the front faces where the robot should dock – keep 1 m free there. Connect power + data at the back, bottom left.
3. Hold the robot kit, keep the right mouse button pressed: the robot stands in front of you. Put it in front of the station and press LINK.
4. Insert the main battery and up to three emergency batteries into the battery bay on the deck – they stand upright (normal battery cells, also large and nuclear).
5. START on station or robot: it mines around the station. PROGRAM opens the window.

Where to find …#

IC10 link step by step: 1. Connect the station to the network with a data cable (back left, POWER + DATA). 2. Build a computer on the same data network and insert the IC Editor Motherboard. 3. IC10 button on the station: "Switch IC10 link on", choose target chip 1–3, "Apply". 4. At the computer pick the station in the drop-down and press Import – the code of the robot chip appears. 5. Edit and press Export – the robot takes it over at once (docked or within radio range).

The robot#

Ore scanner down to bedrock (about y = 2) with a list of finds; core drilling from above: 3 s plus 0.6 s per metre of new depth at the borehole – further ores within 2 m of a hole are quick; the borehole is refilled, so no pits open at the surface. Returns when the storage is full (default 90 %), at 15 % main battery, or earlier when the main battery only covers the way home (distance × 1.5) plus one drilling and 5 % reserve. At the station it unloads and charges, and leaves only when the main battery reaches the departure threshold and all emergency batteries are full again. It drives around the station, chutes, pipes, silo and anything tall within 4.5 m and always docks from the front; ore right beneath them is left alone. Main battery flat → emergency battery, emergency return, distress (light, sound, message). Stuck after 3 failed attempts to free itself → distress.

Three IC10 chips on the drill head run at the same time; the LED behind each: green running, red error, yellow halted.

Packing up: with the hand drill the robot turns back into the Mining Robot kit. Batteries, chips and stored ore drop next to it, the station link is released; unpacked it starts with a fresh program and name.

The charging station#

Connections: back bottom left power + data, back bottom right liquid F, back chutes A (middle right), B (middle left), C (top right), on the right side (left seen from the front) gas G1–G3.

Storage: ore into the ore store (8 slots), ice into the ice store (6 slots), kept 20 K below the lowest melting point with power (pull-down 300 W, holding 15 W + 0.4 W per K to ambient). Without power the station warns, the store warms up slowly (insulation, default 60 min), and ice only melts when store and ambient are above its melting point – at 300 K ambient water ice stays solid for about 30 min.

Outputs: choose the sorts for chutes A/B/C and the hand tray. Default: ore to A, ice to B. Ore without a connected output goes to the collect target (default hand tray), ice never does. A full assigned output makes the sort wait (jam LED red).

Ice melter: ice ticked "M" is melted instead of output. Each pipe outlet gets one substance (or "rest"). Ice is only melted when every resulting substance has its outlet below the pressure limit (at most 90 % of the pipe limit). Amounts as in the game: water ice = 20 mol water + 5 mol nitrogen per piece – water needs F and nitrogen a gas outlet. Output temperature default 15 °C; the heat costs power.

Programming desk: insert a chip, write it with the computer (IC editor motherboard on the station's data network) or the laptop, CHIP selects the target (1–3), SEND transfers it – docked or within radio range (default 300 m). IC10 link (IC10 button, IC10 tab – steps above under "Where to find …"): the computer shows and edits the target chip inside the robot directly. The chip in the desk does not run. Buttons below the display: PROGRAM, START, HOME, ON/OFF – below them STORAGE, MAP, IC10 (open the window on the matching tab). Storage by hand: the STORAGE tab lists every ore and ice slot; "Take" moves a whole stack into your free hand (owner only, at the station).

IC10#

Robot chips: db = robot, d0 = home station, d1 = main battery, d2–d4 = emergency batteries; lbn/sbn = data network of the home station (within radio range). Robot by name from any IC housing on a station network: lbn r0 HASH("MRMiningRoboter") HASH("Name") Ratio 0. Commands (Mode, Activate, put address 28) act like a button press: a chip writing the same value every tick does not override the emergency return or "stuck" – there only a changed value (or START) counts. Ore filter bits (Setting = 2^sort): iron 4, water ice 8, gold 16, coal 32, copper 64, uranium 128, nickel 256, lead 512, silver 1024, silicon 2048, oxite 4096, volatiles 8192, cobalt 32768, nitrice 65536; all 114684, ice only 77832. The memory map (get/put) is the same as in the German table above and in the console: roboter memory.

Example scripts#

Ladestation_Leitstand.ic10 (work only with enough base power, alarm lamp, LED, oxygen tank full → G1 off), Roboter_Chip1_Arbeitsbereich.ic10 (area grows and moves on), Roboter_Chip2_Bedarf.ic10 (mines what the station lacks), Roboter_Chip3_Energie.ic10 (more careful with fewer reserves).

The example scripts to copy (comments in German, paste them in game as they are):

Ladestation_Leitstand.ic10#

# Mining-Roboter: Leitstand-Chip im IC-Gehaeuse am Datennetz der Station
# 1. Arbeit nur mit Strom: Basisakku unter 25 % = Roboter heim,
#    ueber 40 % = wieder abbauen (Hysterese, die Station laedt aus dem Netz)
# 2. Notruf, Stau oder Kuehlung aus (Station Error): Alarmlampe an
# 3. LED-Anzeige zeigt den Hauptakku des Roboters in Prozent
# 4. Sauerstofftank voll: Schmelzer-Ausgang G1 aus, leerer: wieder an
# --- 1. Geraete (Namen mit dem Etikettierer vergeben) ---
define STATION -1044801024  # Roboter-Ladestation   (Robo Station)
define BATT -400115994      # Station Battery       (Basisakku)
define LAMPE -1535893860    # Flashing Light        (Robo Alarm)
define LED -815193061       # LED Display (Small)   (Robo Akku)
define TANK 1013514688      # Small Tank            (Sauerstofftank)
define N_ST HASH("Robo Station")
define N_BATT HASH("Basisakku")
define N_LAMPE HASH("Robo Alarm")
define N_LED HASH("Robo Akku")
define N_TANK HASH("Sauerstofftank")
# --- 2. Einstellungen ---
define AN 0.40              # ab 40 % Basisakku darf er arbeiten
define AUS 0.25             # unter 25 % Basisakku: heim
define TANKVOLL 8000        # kPa: G1 aus
define TANKOK 6000          # kPa: G1 wieder Sauerstoff
define A_G1 46              # Stationsspeicher: Stoff an G1
define O2 1                 # GasType Sauerstoff
define AUSSTOFF 0           # Ausgang aus
define ARBEIT 1             # Activate 1 = abbauen
define HEIMKEHR 0           # Activate 0 = heim
define PROZENT 100
define MITTEL 0             # Batchmodus Average
alias akku r0
alias arbeit r1
alias fehler r2
alias druck r3
alias sid r4
alias stoff r5
alias prozent r6
move arbeit ARBEIT
start:
yield
# --- 3. Arbeit nach Basisakku ---
lbn akku BATT N_BATT Ratio MITTEL
blt akku AUS heim
bgt akku AN los
j weiter
heim:
move arbeit HEIMKEHR
j weiter
los:
move arbeit ARBEIT
weiter:
sbn STATION N_ST Activate arbeit
# --- 4. Alarm und Anzeige ---
lbn fehler STATION N_ST Error MITTEL
sbn LAMPE N_LAMPE On fehler
lbn prozent STATION N_ST Ratio MITTEL
mul prozent prozent PROZENT
sbn LED N_LED Setting prozent
# --- 5. Tank voll: G1 aus (Vermischungsschutz haelt das Eis kalt) ---
lbn druck TANK N_TANK Pressure MITTEL
lbn sid STATION N_ST ReferenceId MITTEL
get stoff sid A_G1
bgt druck TANKVOLL zu
blt druck TANKOK auf
j start
zu:
beq stoff AUSSTOFF start
put sid A_G1 AUSSTOFF
j start
auf:
beq stoff O2 start
put sid A_G1 O2
j start

Roboter_Chip1_Arbeitsbereich.ic10#

# Mining-Roboter Chip 1: Arbeitsbereich waechst mit
# Ist der Bereich leer (Grund 5), wird der Radius um 16 m groesser.
# Ab 64 m wandert die Mitte 64 m weiter (Ost, Sued, West, Nord),
# der Radius beginnt wieder bei 24 m, dann wieder abbauen.
# db = der Roboter selbst (get/put: Konsole "roboter speicher")
# --- 1. Speicheradressen des Roboters ---
define A_GRUND 2            # Grund: 5 = Bereich leer
define A_RADIUS 12          # Radius in m (rw)
define A_BEREICH 20         # 0 um die Station, 1 um Koordinaten
define A_MITTEX 21          # Mitte X (rw)
define A_MITTEZ 22          # Mitte Z (rw)
define A_BEFEHL 28          # put = Mode schreiben
# --- 2. Einstellungen ---
define G_LEER 5             # Grund "Bereich leer"
define R_START 24           # Startradius in m
define R_SCHRITT 16         # so viel waechst der Radius
define R_MAX 64             # groesster Radius (Spielgrenze)
define WEITER 64            # so weit wandert die Mitte in m
define ABBAUEN 3            # Mode 3 = abbauen
define KOORD 1              # Bereich um Koordinaten
define OST 0                # Richtungen der Reihe nach
define SUED 1
define WEST 2
define RICHTUNGEN 4
define EINS 1               # naechste Richtung
alias grund r0
alias radius r1
alias richtung r2
alias x r3
alias z r4
alias bereich r5
start:
yield
get grund db A_GRUND
bne grund G_LEER start
get radius db A_RADIUS
blt radius R_MAX groesser
# --- 3. ausgeschoepft: Mitte versetzen ---
get bereich db A_BEREICH
get x db A_MITTEX
get z db A_MITTEZ
beq bereich KOORD versetzen
l x db PositionX
l z db PositionZ
put db A_BEREICH KOORD
versetzen:
beq richtung OST ost
beq richtung SUED sued
beq richtung WEST west
add z z WEITER
j neu
ost:
add x x WEITER
j neu
sued:
sub z z WEITER
j neu
west:
sub x x WEITER
neu:
put db A_MITTEX x
put db A_MITTEZ z
put db A_RADIUS R_START
add richtung richtung EINS
mod richtung richtung RICHTUNGEN
j los
groesser:
add radius radius R_SCHRITT
min radius radius R_MAX
put db A_RADIUS radius
los:
put db A_BEFEHL ABBAUEN
warten:
yield
get grund db A_GRUND
beq grund G_LEER warten
j start

Roboter_Chip2_Bedarf.ic10#

# Mining-Roboter Chip 2: baut ab, was im Lager fehlt
# Liest das Lager der Heim-Station (d0 = Heim-Station, per Funk) und
# setzt Vorrang 1 auf die Sorte mit dem groessten Mangel unter ZIEL.
# Ist von allem genug da, sucht er nur noch Eis.
# Ohne Funk zur Station (d0 nicht gesetzt): Vorrang frei, alles suchen.
# --- 1. Speicheradressen ---
define A_VORRANG1 100       # Roboter: Vorrang 1 (MinableType, -1 frei)
define A_FILTER 31          # Roboter: Erzfilter (Bits wie Setting)
define S_LAGER 64           # Station: Lagermenge = 64 + Bitnummer
# --- 2. Sorten (MinableType = Bitnummer) und Filter ---
define EISEN 2
define GOLD 4
define KUPFER 6
define SILIZIUM 11
define ALLES 114684         # alle Erze und Eis
define NUREIS 77832         # Wassereis, Oxit, Fluechtige, Nitrit
define FREI -1              # kein Vorrang
define NULL 0               # Startwert des Mangels
# --- 3. Einstellung ---
define ZIEL 300             # so viel soll von jeder Sorte da sein
alias best r0
alias mangel r1
alias menge r2
alias sorte r3
alias adresse r4
alias fehlt r5
start:
yield
bdns d0 ohnefunk
move best FREI
move mangel NULL
move sorte EISEN
jal pruefen
move sorte KUPFER
jal pruefen
move sorte GOLD
jal pruefen
move sorte SILIZIUM
jal pruefen
put db A_VORRANG1 best
beq best FREI genug
put db A_FILTER ALLES
j start
genug:
put db A_FILTER NUREIS
j start
ohnefunk:
put db A_VORRANG1 FREI
put db A_FILTER ALLES
j start
# --- 4. Unterprogramm: Mangel einer Sorte ---
pruefen:
add adresse sorte S_LAGER
get menge d0 adresse
sub fehlt ZIEL menge
ble fehlt mangel fertig
move mangel fehlt
move best sorte
fertig:
j ra

Roboter_Chip3_Energie.ic10#

# Mining-Roboter Chip 3: vorsichtiger mit wenig Reserve
# Alle 3 Notfall-Akkus geladen: Heimkehr bei 15 % Hauptakku.
# Fehlt eine Reserve: schon bei 30 %, ohne Reserve bei 45 %.
# Abfahrt an der Station erst 50 Punkte darueber (hoechstens 100 %).
# Der Roboter rechnet den Heimweg zusaetzlich selbst ein.
# --- 1. Speicheradressen (get/put db) ---
define A_ABFAHRT 16         # Abfahrt ab Akku % (rw)
define A_HEIMAKKU 15        # Heimkehr bei Akku % (rw)
define A_RESERVEN 27        # geladene Notfall-Akkus (0-3)
# --- 2. Einstellungen ---
define ALLE 3               # alle drei Reserven geladen
define VOLL 15              # % bei 3 Reserven
define EINE 30              # % bei 1-2 Reserven
define KEINE 45             # % ohne Reserve
define PLUS 50              # Abfahrt = Heimkehr + 50
define HUNDERT 100          # Abfahrt hoechstens 100 %
alias res r0
alias soll r1
alias abfahrt r2
alias alt r3
alias altab r4
start:
yield
get res db A_RESERVEN
move soll VOLL
bge res ALLE setzen
move soll EINE
bgtz res setzen
move soll KEINE
setzen:
add abfahrt soll PLUS
min abfahrt abfahrt HUNDERT
get alt db A_HEIMAKKU
get altab db A_ABFAHRT
bne alt soll schreiben
beq altab abfahrt start
schreiben:
put db A_HEIMAKKU soll
put db A_ABFAHRT abfahrt
j start

Troubleshooting#

Robot does not leave: battery flat, no station linked, or reserves not yet full. "Station full": connect a chute or empty the hand tray. Melter waiting: every substance of the ice needs an outlet (water ice: water at F and nitrogen at G). Chip LED red: error in that chip – the others keep running. SEND fails: desk chip error-free, robot docked or in radio range, chip in the robot's target slot?