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Robots without a cortex or programming are entirely useless unless they are "slaved" to a Master Robot, receiving commands via their communications link.{{Fn|1}} Robots can also be inhibited by their programs, which they literally follow to an inhuman degree. While a [[human]] might be able to cope with the unexpected, a Robot can be easily befuddled by a rapidly-changing situation.{{Fn|1}}
Besides their standard communication, sensor and suspensor systems, Robots were also notable for carrying self-destruct charges, designed to prevent the Robot from causing any harm in its damaged state.{{Fn|1}} Should the Robot's programming fail in some way and prevent its own self-termination, the monitoring tech-priest known as a [[Cybernetica Datasmith]] can remotely detonate the charge as well.{{Fn|1}} Other upgrades included a protective power field with synchroniser unit allowing the Robot to fire through the barrier and [[Bombot ]] racks for carrying [[grenade]]s. Robots of roughly human size could benefit from organic camouflage with a clone-skin of human flesh, allowing them to pass for human, and were particularly useful for missions such as assassination.{{Fn|1}}
Armaments are mounted in both of the Robot's arms and on its back, allowing for deadly combinations that can be rapidly switched out depending on their mission. After each Robot's class name, a three-part code denotes which configuration the Robot is using, with capital letters referring to heavy weapons. For example, a 'Cataphract LBf' would be armed with a [[lascannon]] on its back mount, a [[heavy bolter]] in the right and a [[flamer]] in the left mount.{{Fn|1}}
