Protectron

Protectrons are robots that appear in Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas.

Background
 As their name suggests, the protectron series of robot was devised primarily for protection and security operations, mostly in office-type settings, though their secondary programming is very modular and can be modified to make the Protectron perform many functions, such as acting as greeters, ticket collectors, sexual partners, bartenders, or even functioning as celebrity or historical figure impersonators. They were created by the RobCo corporation.

Protectron


In Fallout 3 as well as in Fallout: New Vegas they are the second weakest robot variant encountered, with only the Robobrain having less firepower. They do not pose much of a threat, due to their weaker weaponry and slow speeds. They are equipped with a hand-laser as well as a head-laser, so that in the event that a weapon is disabled, the Protectron can still function in battle. They are not as common in "Fallout: New Vegas" as they are in Fallout 3: they are in every metro station in the latter, whereas in Fallout: New Vegas, they are patrolling a few (office) buildings and the Securitron vault.

Shipping worker


Shipping workers are robots found in the Sunset Sarsaparilla Headquarters. There are only two of them. They can be found on the bottom floor in the large room of the factory with the bottle cap press machine. Killing them is done much the same way in which one would go about killing a normal Protectron. Once killed, scrap metal, energy cells and fission batteries, etc. may be found on their bodies.

Sunset Sarsaparilla security


A slightly tougher variant of the protectron, three of which are still functioning, can be found patrolling inside the Sunset Sarsaparilla Headquarters, defending it from all Wasteland intruders, while others that are already disabled can be scrapped for components.