The Ranger 3000 was a general construction and maintenance robot made by K-VOSS AG late in the last century. The example shown here has a Kylix GT shown for scale. The 3000 stand 1.75 meters tall and weighs 210 kg in base configuration.

While a generally unremarkable machine, it saw wide use in most offworld construction projects of the period. It was an entry level model, requiring a data link for retasking and general oversight. While nominally done for radiation hardening and cost purposes (and to sell more control link licenses) this was to make the type unusually long serving. With the limited amount of onboard storage and processing power, the type was granted a waiver from sapiency testing. This ultimately allowed employment on Earth itself.

While popular with independent and unaligned contractors, the use of humanoid robot labor on Earth made them frequent targets for protest and occasionally sabotage. This unpopularity, when combined with a sunsetting of support by the manufacturer led to their general withdrawal, though they may be occasionally seen in modified form serving a variety of roles.