In observance of the Orville Corporation’s 41-year anniversary (in Dementia III specifically), a retrospective of the original Orville ComboVac-I will be exhibited for view in Lobby One of Orville’s Heritageville plant.
The original CV-I was to be the Stratum XI successor to the LabVac-2r, with improved telefactor arms for use manipulating the hose and cleaning head.
The CV-I improved the vacuum’s suckage power to 250w and operated in both wet-vac and dry-vac modes. A hose assembly unit that could be adapted for water or chemical dispersion was also added, with an unfolding water-resistant gamp adjustable to shield itself or other lab assets.
New to the ComboVac-I was a 3-bay chemical swiller and analyser, an in-demand resource in the chemistry community.
Another feature was the self-powered directional spotlight, improved over the flawed LV-1 tech demo which lacked an internal power source. The spotlight offered high, low, UV, IR, SOS, and ‘Grand Premiere’ modes.
The ComboVac-I also improved upon the console interface entertainment system of the LV-2r by providing removable speakers, each with 50w of power to complement the AM/FM receiver and stereo cassette deck.
Unfortunately, the ComboVac-I failed to impress the chemical and custodial community. Leakage and contamination problems complicated the unit’s effectiveness, and rapidly changing audio formats at the time made replacing the entertainment system unfeasible.
But as failure inspires true winners, Orville forged further ahead to develop the Standard Maintenance Robot (SMR-01). All previous LabVac/ComboVac models were retired and the new SMR-01 would go on to become the Earth standard in industrial maintenance as well as in specialised intel and reconnaissance functions.
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