Not sure I trust any of the robots in the game, I haven't had good results with any of them going back years to the wood drones and rotating saws . You can 100% automate farming with the Multi Sling, pipes, and seed extractor. You can even still stack plots for increased output without increased footprint.

Originally posted by jhiddle:

Not sure I trust any of the robots in the game, I haven't had good results with any of them going back years to the wood drones and rotating saws . You can 100% automate farming with the Multi Sling, pipes, and seed extractor. You can even still stack plots for increased output without increased footprint.

Unfortunately, this has been my experience, as well. The biggest problem with the robots is that they are mobs, not machines, so they aren't affected by Monoliths The second issue is that they 'forget' their orders every time the server shuts down, AKA solo players or private servers who set the 'smart' bots to chop wood instead of crops have to set it again every time they play. Third problem is that they are just buggy. Constantly getting stuck on terrain and stuff. Legitimately, I would advise anyone that machines are just easier. Use a Sling to plant crops, a Sprinkler to water them, a Reaping Machine to harvest, and a Drone to collect. 100% success rate, no reprogramming, just have to give it more seeds every 1000 hours or so.

Originally posted by Degrelecence:

Unfortunately, this has been my experience, as well. The biggest problem with the robots is that they are mobs, not machines, so they aren't affected by Monoliths :BL3Thumbsdown: The second issue is that they 'forget' their orders every time the server shuts down, AKA solo players or private servers who set the 'smart' bots to chop wood instead of crops have to set it again every time they play. Third problem is that they are just buggy. Constantly getting stuck on terrain and stuff. Legitimately, I would advise anyone that machines are just easier. Use a Sling to plant crops, a Sprinkler to water them, a Reaping Machine to harvest, and a Drone to collect. 100% success rate, no reprogramming, just have to give it more seeds every 1000 hours or so.

Prior to the nerf on crop prices (peaches) I had a fully automated farm that would even re-seed itself. No need to add more seeds manually, just filter some of your crop into a seed extractor and have it backfill into the sling.