Bots Encyclopedia

How bots are classified

Scrap Mechanic bots are classified by tier and biome. Tier 1 bots are weak and appear in early raids; tier 5 bots are bosses and appear only in specific encounters. Biome affects which bots spawn in a given area.

Tier 1 — Trivial

Totebot

• HP: Low
• Damage: Melee only
• Where: Daytime raids, all biomes
• Counter: Sledgehammer (2 hits)

Yellow Totebot

• HP: Low
• Damage: Autonomous power trowel stomp that flattens players and small vehicles
• Where: 1.0 rebalanced raids, warehouse outskirts
• Counter: Jump the stomp telegraph; Spud Gun from elevation; never stand under the feet shadow

Blue Totebot

• HP: Medium
• Damage: Torpedo lunge — fast on land and in shallow water
• Where: Coastal ruins, underground entrance pools, late raids
• Counter: Side-step the lunge; Connad at range; avoid fighting in knee-deep water where it moves fastest

Haybot

• HP: Medium
• Damage: Ranged hay bale throws, 25 damage each
• Where: Open fields, near roads
• Counter: Spud Gun, Connad, Spud Launcher

Tier 2 — Standard

Tapebot

• HP: Medium
• Damage: Long-range sniper shot, 60+ damage
• Where: Warehouses, late-game raids
• Counter: Spud Shotgun, walls with windows

Green Tapebot

• HP: Medium
• Damage: Weaponized bubble wrap — impact slows movement and deals chip damage over time
• Where: Grow Labs exterior, desert warehouses
• Counter: Rush before wrap stacks; Spud Shotgun burst; Revival Burgers if slowed

Yellow Tapebot

• HP: Medium-high
• Damage: Sorting ink spray — damage plus heavy slow on covered blocks and players
• Where: Warehouse rooftops before Trash Bot fights
• Counter: Strafe perpendicular to spray; metal walls block ink; Spud Launcher from cover

Red Totebot

• HP: Medium
• Damage: Head canisters explode on contact — Axolot recommends prioritizing them in every fight
• Where: 1.0 rebalanced encounters, ruins
• Counter: Range weapons only; never melee; clear before opening loot crates

Tier 3 — Elite

Farmbot

• HP: Very high
• Damage: Charge attack, melee
• Where: Surface, all biomes
• Counter: Spud Gun sniper perch, Spud Shotgun at close range
• Drops: Warehouse Key

Cablebot

• HP: Medium
• Damage: Shock latch that disables vehicle engines and drains connected batteries
• Where: Underground, Drilling Thunder
• Counter: Connad at range, dismount before latch connects, Plasma Drill from elevation
• Note: If latched, cut vehicle power with the Connect Tool or abandon the rig — drain persists until the Cablebot dies

Tier 4 — Boss

Minerbot

• HP: Very high
• Damage: Flying rock spray, group swarms, and ram attacks that target the largest metal object
• Where: Underground ore-rich caverns and Quest 8 arena
• Counter: Spud Shotgun when diving; enclosed bunker roofs; Plasma Drill during ram stagger — see underground final boss

Trash Bot

• HP: Extreme
• Damage: Multi-phase boss fight
• Where: Warehouse rooftops, 1.0 chapter
• Counter: See how to beat the Trash Bot

Final Boss

• HP: Extreme
• Damage: Questline final encounter
• Where: Underground final arena
• Counter: Circular bunker with Spud Guns, see how to complete early quests

Allied bots

Not every bot is an enemy. The Mechanic Station houses several friendly bots:

• Dispenserbot — places benches
• Craftbot — crafts parts
• Refinery Bot — refines materials
• Cook Bot — cooks food
• Dress Bot — cosmetic only
• Schematicbot — unlocks schematics

For more on each friendly bot, see the crafting bench page.

How the bot roster changed in 1.0

Drilling Thunder added Cablebots, Minerbots, Yellow and Blue Totebot variants, Green and Yellow Tapebots, and the Trash Bot to the enemy roster. The 1.0 patch also rebalanced Red Totebots to include a self-destruct attack. The underground layer introduces bot variants you will not meet on the surface.

For the Trash Bot rooftop encounter, see how to beat the Trash Bot. For combat strategy, see bots and combat.