Robots

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Gray Mann's mechanical army. Pictured here from left to right are robot Soldiers, Pyros, Medics, Heavies, Snipers, and Scouts.

Robots are the enemies fought in Mann vs. Machine, during missions. They were created by Gray Mann in order to destroy all things Mann Co..

Gameplay

Regular robots function nearly identically to the players, being operated by bots, whilst special robots exist that use non-Stock weapons, and other forms of robots exist with abilities and directives that no class normally possesses. Unlike players, robots can notably be sapped, temporarily disabling them often in groups, or in the case of giant robots, slowing them. As noted by Miss Pauling, they run on money, and they drop it when destroyed, allowing players to use that money to upgrade their weapons or buy a Power Up Canteen. Robots follow a set path to the bomb hole, marked by glowing blue arrows before each wave, though they may stray off that path if the bomb carrier is pushed away or to pursue a player. Robots will occasionally taunt after killing a player, and the bomb carrier will always taunt to receive its buff.

One robot per wave will enter the field armed with a bomb. The primary directive of the robots is to transport this bomb to the hatch at the end of the map, and the Defenders must stop them. After the bomb is dropped, another robot can pick it up. Any robot can carry the bomb, excluding Spies, Snipers, Sentry Buster and the Tank (although it carries a seperate bomb). Carrying a bomb will slow a robot to about half speed. After all robots in a wave are killed, the wave is completed, while if the bomb is transported to the hatch, the wave is lost.

Robots receive certain buffs after a period of time carrying the bomb, with new buffs stacking with the previous ones. A graphic on the HUD indicates which stage the bomb carrier is on and how long until it receives the next buff. Upon receiving a buff, the robot carrying the bomb will taunt. You and your team can and should use this as a window of opportunity to kill the bomb carrier, especially if the robot is getting the third upgrade.

Stages	Upgrades
First stage	Defensive buff, shared with all nearby robots
Second stage	Health regeneration
Final stage	Full crits all the time

Robots are all designed off of each of the mercenaries employed under Blutarch and Redmond Mann, excluding the Engineer, and share their basic abilities. Regular robots are equipped with the stock loadout of the classes. Über Medics are not noted as regular robots, despite the fact that they use their Stock weapons.

Machine	Equipped with	Abilities/Notes	Health
Scout	Scattergun Bonk! Atomic Punch Bat	Runs faster than other robots (133% speed). Attacks in groups. Can use Bat or Scattergun, but only one. Cannot switch weapons. On more advanced missions Scouts with Bonk! Atomic Punch will appear.	125
Soldier	Rocket Launcher	Can fire rockets. Runs slower than the majority of robots (80% speed). Attacks in groups.	200
Pyro	Flame Thrower	Uses Flame Thrower to attack up close. Can deal afterburn damage with flames that have made contact with players. Can airblast rockets back at players, including Sentry Gun rockets.	175
Demoman	Grenade Launcher	Uses Grenade Launcher to kill multiple enemies from a distance. Runs slightly slower than other robots (93% speed).	175
Heavy	Minigun	Uses Minigun to deal large amount of damage to nearby players. Runs slower than all robots (77% speed).	300
Sniper	Sniper Rifle Kukri	Uses Sniper Rifle to deal damage, sometimes headshots, which deal a large amount of damage and possibly an instant kill, to players. Uses Kukri to deal damage to nearby players. Sniper Rifle emits a laser to give away the Sniper's position. Support role only. A notification is always shown when a Sniper enters the map.	125
Spy	Revolver Sapper Knife Disguise Kit Invisibility Watch Dead Ringer	Spawns from the players' side of the map. Disguises as players to fool them. Backstabs players from behind, usually while disguised. Cloaks with the Invisibility Watch to avoid detection. Saps Engineer buildings with the Sapper. May use a Dead Ringer to feign death. Uses the Revolver to shoot at players when discovered. Support role only. A notification is always shown when a Spy enters the map, and its entrance is announced by the Administrator. Killing one results in being notified of how many Spies are left.	125

Special Robots

A number of Special Robots also exist, which each possess unique abilities belonging to unlockable weapons rather than the Stock weapons that most robots use and have a customized name. Each special robot also has the advantages and disadvantages of the original classes it is based off of, unless noted.

Machine	Based on	Equipped with	Abilities/Notes	Health
Minor League Scout	Scout	Sandman Batter's Helmet	Uses baseballs to temporarily stun players.	125
Buff Soldier	Soldier	Buff Banner	Will start with full rage and buff immediately.	200
Demoknight	Demoman	Eyelander Chargin' Targe	Can cover large distances very quickly by charging. Has longer melee range. Upon killing, receives 3 seconds of guaranteed critical hits.	175
Steel Gauntlet	Heavy	Fists of Steel	Resistant to ranged damage. Weak to melee damage. Attacks only with melee.	900
Heavyweight Champ		Killing Gloves of Boxing Pugilist's Protector	Upon killing, receives 5 seconds of guaranteed critical hits. Attacks in groups. Attacks only with melee.	300
Heavyweight Champ		Gloves of Running Urgently	Runs faster than other Heavy robots, at 99.67% speed. All damage taken is in the form of mini-crits. Attacks alongside Heavyweight Champs, in smaller quantities. Attacks only with melee.
Heavy Mittens		Holiday Punch	Attacks alongside Heavyweight Champs, in smaller quantities. Permanently critboosted forcing players to laugh helplessly. Attacks only with melee.
Quick-Fix Medic	Medic	Quick-Fix Syringe Gun	Heals other robots. Heals quicker than with the normal Medi Gun. Cannot use ÜberCharge. When separated from its healing target, it will pull out a Syringe Gun and fire at players.	150
Über Medic	Medic	Medi Gun Syringe Gun	Can heal other robots, building up ÜberCharge as it heals. Can ÜberCharge, or make a robot and itself invincible for a limited period of time, when the ÜberCharge meter is filled. When separated from its healing target, it will pull out a Syringe Gun and fire at players.	150
Bowman	Sniper	Huntsman	Can fire arrows that quickly charge to do more damage and deal large amounts of damage in headshots. Inaccurate from a distance.	125
Sydney Sniper		Sydney Sleeper	Shoots Jarate-coated darts, which covers the player in Jarate, making all damage taken from enemies to be a mini-crit. Cannot headshot.
Razorback Sniper		Razorback	Shares the same attributes from normal Sniper bot, but cannot be backstabbed.

Sentry Buster

The Sentry Buster is the only robot not to resemble a class, as it is literally a bomb on legs. It is never predetermined to spawn during a wave, and only spawns if an Engineer is doing significant damage with his Sentry Gun to the robot horde. Its arrival is announced by a theme, a HUD notification, and by the Administrator. If the team has multiple Engineers with Sentry Guns, a Sentry Buster can spawn for each problematic Sentry Gun.

Machine	Based on	Notes	Health
Sentry Buster	Demoman	Detects Sentry Guns that are dealing significant damage to the horde and runs at the offending Sentry Gun, exploding two seconds after deploying. Cannot carry bombs like ordinary robots. Cannot be backstabbed or headshotted. Will always explode: either upon reaching the Sentry or the Engineer hauling it or upon running out of health.	2500

Giant Robots

Giant Robots are notably larger than other robots. They can only be slowed by a Sapper rather than destroyed by it, and they cannot be killed at full health by a backstab unless the knife is fully upgraded. They sport significantly more health than other robots, but move at half-speed. Their presence in a wave is noted by a red background behind their class symbol in the pre-wave overhead. Giant Robots that carry the bomb do not receive buffs for it.

Giant Robot versions exist of the Scout, Soldier, Pyro, Demoman, and Heavy. Multiple Giant Robots can occur in a single wave, either of the same class or not.

Machine	Based on	Equipped with	Abilities	Health
Major League Scout	Scout	Sandman Batter's Helmet	Can use the Sandman's stun ability. Moves faster than most giant robots (67% speed), but still at reduced speed.	1600
Super Scout	Scout	Holy Mackerel Bonk Boy	Moves very fast in comparison to other Giant Robots.	1600
Rapid-Fire Soldier	Soldier	Rocket Launcher	Can fire rockets at a faster rate than regular Soldiers.	3300
Giant Charged Soldier	Soldier	Original	Rockets fired are always critical hits. Rockets travel 50% slower.	3800
Giant Pyro	Pyro	Flamethrower	Can, and will whenever possible, airblast incoming projectiles.	3000
Giant Pyro	Pyro	Flare Gun Old Guadalajara	Shoots deadly accurate shots with the Flare Gun.	3000
Rapid Fire Demoman	Demoman	Grenade Launcher	Fires grenades at a significantly faster rate than a regular Grenade Launcher.	3300
Deflector Heavy	Heavy	Deflector	Can shoot down projectiles such as rockets and grenades.	5000

Tank

Noted as "???" in the official Mann vs. Machine update page, the tank is a rare enemy that usually appears for one or two waves per mission, rarely more than once in one wave. It has a large amount of health, but no attack method, yet can harm players via crushing between walls or props while turning. It does, however, carry a bomb, and it cannot be stopped by any means other than its destruction.

Machine	Notes	Health
Tank	Has an extremely large amount of health, more than any other robot. Health is displayed as a life bar at the top of the screen. Arrival and elimination are announced by the Administrator. Cannot deal damage to players through any means, though players can be crushed against walls and props by turning tanks. Instantly destroys buildings that it touches that are in its path. Carries a separate bomb that it will automatically deploy if it reaches the hatch, regardless of whether a robot has the main bomb or not. Cannot be backstabbed or headshotted. Immune to most status effects, though it's affected by critical hits and mini-crits.	28000 Crash Course: Wave 3 30000 Crash Course: Wave 5 33000 Crash Course: Wave 6 30000 Ctrl+Alt+Destruction: Wave 2 25000 Ctrl+Alt+Destruction: Wave 5 20000 Ctrl+Alt+Destruction: Wave 7B 35000 Ctrl+Alt+Destruction: Wave 7D 28000 CPU Slaughter: Wave 3 30000 CPU Slaughter: Wave 5 20000 Doe's Drill: Waves 3 and 8 25000 Disk Deletion: Waves 6 and 8 25000 Data Demolition: Waves 3 and 4 32000 Data Demolition: Wave 6A 30000 Data Demolition: Waves 6B and 6D 20000 Manouvers: Wave 2 22500 Manouvers: Wave 7 ??000 Machine Massacre ??000 Mech Mutilation