Robotics Expert (Fallout 3)

Robotics Expert is a Fallout 3 Perk.
 * Requirements: Level 12, Science 50%
 * Ranks: 1
 * Benefit: With the Robotics perk, you do an additional 25% damage to any robot. But, even better, sneaking up on a hostile robot undetected and activating it will put that robot into a permanent shutdown state.

Unlisted Benefits: Additional dialog options with certain robots. This includes characters such as Button Gwinnett and Cerberus.

Note: Regardless of what the description states, you can still run up to a robot, enter sneak mode and deactivate it regardless of being detected or not.

Side Effect: Deactivating a robot will award no experience and will prevent the robot from being accepted as a target in V.A.T.S.. A deactivated robot can still take damage and destroying one will experience and loot the same as an active robot. Every attack on a deactivated robot while sneaking will register as a sneak attack critical regardless of the player's location or Sneak level. Any weapon will damage a deactivated robot, but destroying a deactivated robot with bare hands and sneak attacks saves ammunition and will not degrade weapons.