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Industrial Automation

Sensors and programmable controls keep industrial equipment working efficiently between manual orders.

← TechnologiesCatalog ID: industrial_automation

Gameplay details

Gameplay Ready
Yes
Preview Only
No
Infrastructure Tier
Unlocks Route Kind
Branch
engineering
Row
5
Prerequisites
  • robotics
  • mass_production
Required Tier
city
Cost
Timber
1,850
Stone
1,750
Food
560
Knowledge
1,900
Effects
  • Smelter, Refinery, and Workshop batches complete another 20% faster
  • Processing remains queued and server-authoritative while offline
Prerequisite
robotics
Era
information
Column
9
Production Duration
1m 6s