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[[File:Plumbot.png|left]]'''Plumbot''' is a [[life state]] that is introduced in ''[[The Sims 3: Into the Future]]''.
 
[[Sim]]s are able to buy pre-made and pre-programmed Plumbots. There is a "Create a Bot" feature, accessed through [[Reventlov's Bot Workshop]], which allows players to create Plumbots and customize existing ones. Plumbots can have up to seven [[Plumbot#Trait Chips|"trait chips"]], which allow them to have a variety of features, abilities and skill sets. The number of trait chips a Plumbot can be equipped with depends upon its creator's [[Bot Building]] skill. Any Sim with high enough skill can upgrade a Plumbot to give it more trait chip slots. Sims are able to buy trait chips, or design and make them; and are able to buy materials needed to make them<ref name="813_blog">[https://www.thesims3.com/community/blog.html?blogid=516041 August 13 blog post by SimGuruBritt].</ref> Sims are able to build a Bot Building skill which allows them to make better Plumbots, upgrade existing ones, and make more advanced trait chips.<ref name="723LiveChat">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7nbqcdTs9A The Sims 3 Live Broadcast - July 23, 2013] on "The Sims" YouTube Channel. Mention of Plumbots starts at around 25:00</ref><ref name="730LiveChat" />
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[[File:PlumBotIconTemp.png|left|40px]]'''Plumbot''' is the [[life state]] that will be included with ''[[The Sims 3: Into the Future]]''. Plumbots are shown in the announce trailer and in some promotional images, which suggest that several different styles of Plumbbot will be available. The trailer also suggests that Plumbots will be able to scan Sims in some fashion.
 
Plumbots can also scan Sims or other Plumbots. This has a small chance of revealing their traits or trait chips.
Sims will be able to buy pre-made and pre-programmed Plumbots. There will also be a "Create a Bot" feature, which will allow players to create Plumbots and customize existing ones. Plumbots will be able to have up to seven "trait chips", though not all will be able to have that many. Trait chips will allow Plumbots to have a variety of features, abilities and skill sets. Sims will be able to buy trait chips, or design and make them. Sims will be able to build a bot-building skill which will allow them to make better Plumbots, upgrade existing ones, and make more advanced trait chips.<ref name="723LiveChat">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7nbqcdTs9A The Sims 3 Live Broadcast - July 23, 2013] on "The Sims" YouTube Channel. Mention of Plumbots starts at around 25:00</ref><ref name="730LiveChat" />
 
Since [[Oasis Landing]] is set in a future world, relative to the other worlds in [[The Sims (series)|''The Sims'' series]], they can be considered as the successors of [[Servo#The Sims 2|Servos]] and [[SimBot]]s.
 
Unlike [[SimBot]]s or [[Servo#The Sims 2|Servos]], Plumbots are immune to water, and even enjoy it.
 
==Simology==
A Plumbot's Simology panel will show the bot's name, gender, and quality (on a scale of 0 to 10). It will also show which [[trait chipschip]]s are installed.
 
A Plumbot can gain [[Lifetime happiness|Lifetime Happiness]] points from high Mood if the Simulated Emotions or Sentience trait chips are installed.<ref>[http://www.carls-sims-3-guide.com/intothefuture/traitchips.php The Sims 3 Into the Future: Trait Chips] at Carl's Sims 3 Guide.</ref> They may also have wishes, even without specific trait chips, which can be promised and fulfilled for happiness as normal.
 
In the Q&A on July 30, 2013, it was mentioned that Plumbots do not age, but can have accidents. It was implied that Plumbots that are kept maintained will [[Immortality|last indefinitely]],<ref name="730LiveChat" /> which is true, as a Plumbot can only die by being crushed by a meteor or falling from the sky. A bug causes some Plumbots to actually have a birthday and age up, causing their bodies to disappear. A guide for restoring them if this happens is [[Game guide:Restoring an invisible plumbot|here]].
 
===Robot Quality===
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Plumbots have a quality rating that ranges from 0 to 10. Skilled bot-builders can increase a Plumbot's quality by tuning it up or by upgrading its trait chip slots. Increasing a Plumbot's quality increases the amount it can be sold for, and higher quality Plumbots lose Battery Power and Maintenance more slowly.
 
A Plumbot is unable to increase its own quality level, though with sufficient skill in Bot Building, it is able to randomly increase the quality of other Plumbots just as a normal Sim can.
 
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In the Q&A on July 30, it was mentioned the Plumbots do not age, but can have accidents. It was implied that Plumbots that are kept maintained will last indefinitely.<ref name="730LiveChat" />
 
===Motives===
Like [[Servo#The Sims 2|Servos]] from ''[[The Sims 2: Open for Business]]'', Plumbots have 4 needs. Those needs are: Battery Power, Maintenance, Social, and Fun. Whether or not Social and Fun are greyed out depends on which trait chips are installed. Plumbots have a [[mood]] meter, but it will be greyed out unless an appropriate trait chip is installed. Plumbots do not need to eat, and will not want to eat.<ref name="730LiveChat" />
 
====Battery Power====
This is the Plumbot equivalent of [[energy]]. The quality of a Plumbot affects how quickly this decays. The higher a Plumbot's quality is, the longer its battery power will last.
It appears that this will be the Plumbot equivalent of [[energy]]. The Live Broadcast on July 30, 2013 mentioned that Plumbots will be able to siphon power from household appliances. It also mentioned that there will be recharging stations for Plumbots, as well as a level 7 trait chip which will allow a Plumbot to use solar power during daylight. There will also be a level 8 trait chip that will let them use power more efficiently.<ref>[http://www.simcookie.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/The-Sims-3-Into-the-future162.jpg Screencap at SimCookie] showing "Solar Powered" and "Efficient" as trait chips that can be created.</ref>
 
Plumbots can recharge at the '''Nexus-9 Non-Organic Charging Station''', which can be bought in Buy mode for §710. They can also syphon power from electrical appliances, though this will greatly deplete their maintenance need and sometimes break the appliance. Plumbots can be shut down, and will replenish power while shut down.
 
The Solar Powered trait chip allows a Plumbot to use solar power when outside during daylight, and the Efficient trait chip lets Plumbots use power more efficiently.
 
====Maintenance====
Unlike Servos and [[SimBot]]s, Plumbots will require maintenance,. thoughThe itquality isof nota yetPlumbot clearaffects how quicklyfast this needdecays will(the decayhigher orthe whatquality willthe affect how quicklyslower it decays). ItIf appearsa thatPlumbot's Plumbotsmaintenance willbar beis ableempty, it will begin to maintainmalfunction. themselves,Plumbots atare leastable to somemaintain degreethemselves.<ref name="730LiveChat" /> When a Sim or Plumbot with a medium or high Bot Building skill tunes a Plumbot, its quality may rise. The Plumbot's quality can only increase if it was lower than the tuner's Bot Building skill. A Plumbot that accrues 15,000 Lifetime Happiness Points can purchase the ''Maintenance Master'' reward, which slows down the Maintenance motive.
 
===Trait Chips===
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Plumbots do not have [[Trait (The Sims 3)|traits]] as Sims do. Instead, they can be equipped with special chips, called trait chips, which give them various skill sets, abilities, and features. A Plumbot will have between 3 and 7 trait chip slots, depending on its quality, and players can fill as many slots as they wish. Unlike traits, trait chips can be removed and replaced at any time, though there is a chance that removing a trait chip will damage it, when removing one from a Plumbot not in the household. When this happens, it will also make the Plumbot dislike the Sim who removed the chip, if the two are not already friends or better.
 
==Create a Bot==
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The announce trailer suggests that it will be possible to create Plumbots inside a special machine. The [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3H-Y9zYafQ live broadcast] from July 30, 2013 indicates that clicking on the machine will allow the player to enter Create a Bot, which is similar to [[Create a Sim#The Sims 3|Create a Sim]], but oriented toward building robots. The player will be able to customize the Plumbot by choosing a Head, Body, Arms, and Legs, and will be able to color the parts in a manner similar to [[Create a Style]]. There is a "randomize" button, as there is in Create a Sim. The player will also be able to use the machine to customize an existing Plumbot.
Create-A-Bot.png|Create-A-Bot
Reventlov's Bot Workshop.jpeg|Reventlov's Bot Workshop is used for creating and customizing Plumbots
Create-A-Bot Basics.png|Create-A-Bot Basics
Create-A-Bot Head.png|Create-A-Bot Head
Create-A-Bot Body.png|Create-A-Bot Body
Create-A-Bot Arms.png|Create-A-Bot Arms
Create-A-Bot Legs.png|Create-A-Bot Legs
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The announce trailer suggested that it would be possible to create Plumbots inside a special machine. The [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3H-Y9zYafQ live broadcast] from July 30, 2013 indicated that clicking on the machine would allow the player to enter Create a Bot, which is similar to [[Create a Sim#The Sims 3|Create a Sim]], but oriented toward building robots.
Access to Create a Bot will not be free. Creating a Plumbot will cost §250, and customizing one will cost §100.<ref>[http://www.simcookie.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/The-Sims-3-Into-the-future138.jpg Screencap at SimCookie] showing the machine's menu.</ref> Create a Bot appears to create Plumbots with no programming; the July 30 demo did not show how much it would cost to buy or make trait chips.<ref>As shown in [http://www.simcookie.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/The-Sims-3-Into-the-future158.jpg this screencap], the demo used a debug feature to create trait chips without ingredients.</ref>
 
This machine is '''[[Reventlov's Bot Workshop]]'''. It can be purchased in [[Buy mode]] for §1,750. In addition, the Bot Emporium in [[Oasis Landing]] has a Bot Workshop that Sims can use. Access to Create a Bot requires at least level 2 of Bot Building skill, and is not free. Creating a Plumbot costs §250, and customizing an existing Plumbot costs §100.<ref>[http://www.carls-sims-3-guide.com/skills/intothefuture/botmaking/ The Sims 3 Into the Future: Bot Making] at Carl's Sims 3 Guide</ref> Create a Bot creates Plumbots with no programming. Trait chips must be bought or made separately and installed after the Plumbot is created.
===Basics===
The very first of the five tabs is Basics. This is where the player chooses the Plumbot's name and gender. <ref name="730LiveChat">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3H-Y9zYafQ The Sims 3 Live Broadcast - July 30, 2013] on "The Sims" YouTube Channel</ref>
 
Create a Bot allows the player to customize the Plumbot by choosing a head, body, arms, and legs. The player can color the parts with [[Create a Style]]. There is a "randomize" button, as there is in Create a Sim.
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'''Name''': Type in the Plumbot's name.
 
===Basics (Name, Gender, and Voice)===
'''Gender OS''': Choose either Male or Female.
The very first of the five tabs is Basics. This is where the player chooses the Plumbot's name and gender.<ref name="730LiveChat">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3H-Y9zYafQ The Sims 3 Live Broadcast - July 30, 2013] on "The Sims" YouTube Channel</ref>
 
'''Name''': Type in the Plumbot's name. Players can have up to 13 characters.
'''Voice''': Choose one of three voice types.
 
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'''Voice''': Choose one of three voice types. A slider and buttons indicates the controls the pitch of the Plumbot's voice.
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There is a slider below the voice select buttons. It was not demonstrated but the labeling suggests it may control the pitch of the Plumbot's voice.
 
===Head===
The player can choose a head from the collection. The color and pattern of the parts can be chosen by the player with the Create a Style tool.
 
===Body/Torso===
The player can choose a torso from the collection. The color and pattern of the parts can be chosen by the player with the Create a Style tool.
 
===Arms===
The player can choose arms from the collection. The color and pattern of the parts can be chosen by the player with the Create a Style tool.
 
===Legs===
The player can choose legs or a hover bottom from the collection. The legs is used for walking and running while hover bottom is used for floating in the air, however the movements are much more like the legs. The color and pattern of the parts can be chosen by the player with the Create a Style tool.
 
==Selling a Plumbot==
Unlike activated [[Servo#The Sims 2|Servos]] from ''[[The Sims 2: Open for Business]]'' and [[SimBot]]s from ''[[The Sims 3: Ambitions|Ambitions]]'', Plumbots can be sold. Selling a Plumbot requires a '''TechnoTycoon Plumbot Stand''', which is available in Buy mode for §1250, or going to the "Nuts n' Bolts Bot Emporium" in [[Oasis Landing]]. A Plumbot cannot be sold unless it is present.
 
==Trivia==
*Plumbots were originally called ServoBots during development.<ref>http://forum.thesims3.com/jforum/posts/list/719602.page</ref>
*Some of the parts are from Servo in ''The Sims 2: Open for Business''.
*Plumbots' voices are just like regular Sim voices, but robotized.
*One of the Plumbot heads looks similar to a [[w:c:masseffect:Geth|Geth]] head. This could be a possible reference to another game published by EA, ''[[wikipedia:Mass Effect|Mass Effect]]''.
**Another head looks like [[w:c:masseffect:EDI|EDI]], from the same game.
*The name "Reventlov's Bot Workshop" may be a reference to [[Wikipedia:List of Robot series characters#R. Giskard Reventlov|R. Giskard Reventlov]], a robot character from Isaac Asimov's ''Robot'' series.
*There is a Plumbot by the name of KH-48, this is likely a reference to [[wikipedia:HK-47|HK-47]] a Hunter-Killer assassin droid from the ''[[w:c:starwars:Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic|Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic]]'' series.
* Some pre-made Plumbot models at the Bot Emporium will have the name Elita, which could be a reference to a female robot named Elita-One from The Transformers: Generation One cartoon.
* Plumbots may have Sim-like names (for example, 4NN4 for Anna) if the randomizer is used.
*Plumbots have their own [[gravestone]] and urn. The gravestone has a holographic plaque of spinning gears.
*The name of the "Steel Chef" trait chip may be a reference to the ''[[Wikipedia:Iron Chef|Iron Chef]]'' cooking shows.
 
==Notes==
*Plumbots sometimes speak like normal Sims while choosing body parts in Create-a-Bot. Their pose and posture are also similar to Sims'.
*There's a glitch when the player creates or edits Plumbot from the future. When arriving in their home world, their body or head change back to the original ones. This also occurs when moving the Plumbot's family into the library and putting that copy in a world.
*It appears that sometimes a glitch will occur that will result in the Plumbot aging. (See the gallery for screencaps.)
*Plumbots will trigger the Technophobia moodlet on a Sim with the Technophobe trait.
*Plumbots, like Sims, can obtain degrees. This can give them a headstart in whatever the player aims to do with it.
*Unlike Sims, Plumbots can never be stung by bees, thus making them perfect beekeepers.
*A Plumbot with both the Office Drone and Efficient trait chips equipped does not require any skills or extra necessities for their chosen career as they always operate at maximum efficiency. This is a useful way to gain large sums of money by employing them in a lucrative career, as they will advance quickly and earn more simoleons in a smaller amount of time than a Sim. This is also a good combination to use with the Law Enforcement career for households that lack a vehicle; the Plumbot can advance quickly through the ranks to obtain a squad car.
*Having the Limitless Learning trait chip equipped nullifies the need for skill trait chips, as the Plumbot can learn all skills. Still, learning 1 level in a skill that can be filled to level 10 via trait chip, '''it is possible to access the skill challenges''', unlike without Limitless Learning and level 1 on skill in question.
*They do not suffer from the hygiene drop caused by martial arts and can break space rock blocks indefinitely for gems.
*Plumbot couples choosing to adopt a child are referred to as "Family Plumbot" in the relationship panel, and not "Mother" or "Father".
*Plumbots with the Sinister Circuits trait chip equipped may not allow a bot builder Sim to adjust trait chips or tune up the Plumbot and instead will shout at the Sim and lose relationship points with them.
*Plumbot stands in [[bot emporium]]s will automatically restock new Plumbots once per day, so if Sims do not have the funds to purchase a Plumbot the player wants at the time, they must earn enough Simoleons to purchase it before the restock period.
*When a Sim is doing a tune-up on a Plumbot, the Sim has a chance of saying "Time for buzip!", hinting that "buzip" could be the Simlish word for tune-up.
*If the player kicks a Plumbot out of the household, they will automatically have the Limitless Learning trait chip.{{Confirm}}
*The duration of the Power-Down function for plumbots can be modified with Nraas Retuner. Plumbots will by default boot-up by themselves after 480 minutes of being turned off. You can change this editing the value found in the route General-XML-Sims3.Gameplay.Actors-Sim-Powerdown
 
==Gallery==
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TS3ITF Gallery 5.jpg
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ITF Plumbot_scanning_Sim.jpg|A Plumbot scanning a Sim
ITF ghost.jpg
Plumbot cover.jpg
simsFuturePlumBot.png
PlumbotRechargingStation.png|A Plumbot using a recharging station
6sthyw.png|Plumbot scanning a sim, with 3 more plumbots in the background
Image by Pandassim0.png
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Untitled-6.jpg
Bots_Screen1.jpg
Bots_Screen2.jpg
Bots_Screen3.jpg
Bots_Screen4.jpg|Robo kiss
Bots_Screen5.jpg|A Plumbot using the Holo-Projector chip.
Plumbot-Geth-Head.jpg|Plumbot with a head similar to a [http://masseffect.wikia.com/wiki/Geth Geth] from the ''Mass Effect'' series.
Female-Plumbot-Female-Sim-Relationship.jpg|Plumbot cuddling with a Sim
Female-Plumbot-Female-Sim-Relationship-2.jpg|Plumbot eye(s) change to a heart when preforming a romantic action (cuddling on the couch, etc.).
Female-Plumbot-Female-Sim-Relationship-7.jpg|A Plumbot proposing to a Sim
The Sims 3 (1).png|Birthday of a Plumbot (either they age or this is a glitch)
The Sims 3 (2).png|Scene 2 of 4 (Birthday of a Plumbot)
The Sims 3 (3).png|A Plumbot's birthday (3 of 4)
The Sims 3 (4).png|Plumbot birthday (4 of 4 which means they can age up)
The Sims 3 (5).png|This is the end result of Plumbot birthday (1)
The Sims 3 (6).png|The end result of the Plumbot birthday (2 of 2)
Plumbot green ghost.jpg|Plumbot ghost
Plumbot Gravestone.jpg|Plumbot's gravestone
my robot.jpg|A Plumbot building a snowman with his creator
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PlumbotRechargingStation.png|A Plumbot using a recharging station
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TS3ITF Render 5.png|Creating a Plumbot
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