# Probe droid

A hovering survey platform with a steerable sensor mast, controlled altitude, scan cone, and configurable manipulator count.

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## Install

```bash
bunx --bun shadcn@latest add https://robocn.dev/r/probe-droid.json
```

Registry item: `probe-droid` · [`https://robocn.dev/r/probe-droid.json`](https://robocn.dev/r/probe-droid.json)

## Notes

- The appendages are set round the pod rather than side by side — the thing one elevation could not say. Off the front they are tubes on a ring, and the pod is a body of revolution.
- Hover does not animate itself; pass telemetry or a timeline value from outside.
- Appendage tools rotate among claw, probe, and ring end shapes for a readable asymmetric silhouette.

## Usage

```tsx
import { ProbeDroid } from "@/components/ui/probe-droid"

<ProbeDroid hover={0.75} scanAngle={24} appendages={6} active />
```

## Props

| name | type | default | description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `view` | `"plan" | "front" | "profile" | "iso"` | `"front"` | Where the camera stands. One droid, four projections: straight down, straight on, side elevation, or three-quarter from above. |
| `hover` | `number` | `0.5` | Normalized 0–1 altitude offset and matching shadow cue. |
| `scanAngle` | `number` | `0` | Sensor mast angle in degrees, clamped to −65..65. |
| `appendages` | `number` | `5` | Manipulator count, rounded and clamped to 3–6. |
| `active` | `boolean` | `false` | Show the reduced-motion-aware scan cone. |
| `behavior` | `"hover" | "scan" | "pointer" | "static"` | `"hover"` | Hover rides the repulsors up and down; scan holds its height and sweeps the sensor; pointer comes round to you. |
| `speed` | `number` | `0.3` | Bob and sweep cycles per second. |
| `animate` | `boolean` | `true` | Off parks the machine at phase and stops rendering. A reduced-motion preference does the same. |
| `paused` | `boolean` | `false` | Freeze where it stands. |
| `phase` | `number` | `0` | Seconds of offset, so a row of machines breaks step. |
| `interactive` | `boolean` | `true` | The sensor turns to the pointer while it is over the drawing. |
| `variant` | `"solid" | "outline" | "blueprint" | "wire"` | `"solid"` | How the machine is painted. Geometry never changes between variants. |
| `size` | `"xs" | "sm" | "md" | "lg" | "xl" | number` | `"md"` | Rendered width in pixels, or a step on the scale. |
| `showGround` | `boolean` | `true` | Draw the contact line or shadow beneath the droid. |
| `signal` | `"idle" | "ready" | "warning"` | — | Status-lamp state using neutral, accent, or shell colour; each component documents its visual default in the demo. |
| `label` | `string` | — | Optional technical caption under the drawing. |
| `color` | `string` | `var(--robot-shell)` | Body panels — the colour the machine reads as. |
| `accent` | `string` | `var(--robot-accent)` | Status colour: tip light, live tool, readouts. |
| `metal` | `string` | `var(--robot-metal)` | Bare machined parts: collars, bolts, tool bodies. |
| `dark` | `string` | `var(--robot-dark)` | Cast joints, base, shadow side. |
| `palette` | `Partial<RobotPalette>` | — | Override any subset of roles at once, including glow and grid. |

## Source

- `src/components/ui/probe-droid.tsx`