Forum:Prime Dingbots

What are they
These are little devices that Agatha makes which in turn help her make other little devices (secong generation) which help maek other little devices ... etc. The dingbots are also good general all round mechanics and help solve other engineering problem.

What makes prime dingbots special?
They have the spark!

Each generation of dingbots is less capable than the generation before it. The primes are the most creative. They sometimes propose solutions to problems. Solutions their creator had not yet seen.

How many prime dingbots has Agatha made?
Hard to tell. She makes some of them in her sleep. So far there seem to be at least four distinguishable ones. Five if you count the subprime dingbot made before the von Zinzer's relieved her of her locket.


 * 1) Dingbot Sub-prime (seen in Beetle's lab).
 * 2) Dingbot Prime (seen in von Zinzer's lab aboard Castle Wulfenbach).
 * 3) Dingbot Prime, the hero of Strumhalten, (Seen in Strumhalten and later on Gil's chain in Castle Heterodyne).
 * 4) Dingbot Coffee Prime, seen in the coffee shop.
 * 5) Deuce Dingbot, just one little clank, who Agatha pulls out to scavenge the tiger-dog.

It may have been intended that the dingbot on Castle Wulfenbach is also the one picked up in Strumhalten by Gil. The reason for calling them different is that the visual appearance of the first one differs (more rivets) from the second. It's not clear if the tellers meant for them to be different or whether it was simply an evolution of Phil's drawing style. These things have been known to happen.

It is clear that the hero of Strumhalten and Deuce are different. The hinge style on Deuce's limbs is simpler. It is also a lighter yellower shade than Prime. Plus they are seen duking it out for supremacy.