Phoenix Starship Andromeda—Outside the Keid Sphere—Engineering Spaces Sally and Brad concentrated on the holoimage of a shieldbot that lay on the bench in front of them. eSally and eBrad were present without showing holoimages. “We can remove the laser,” Sally said, “and replace it with sensors for heat plumes, carbon dioxide, carbon microparticles, and trace elements that don’t exist elsewhere in the band biome.” “eSally and eBrad, can you two come up with a design that will cover these options and fit into the microbot carcass?” Brad asked. “Give us a couple of hours,” eBrad said. “It should be no problem.” An hour and a half later, eBrad displayed a circuit on the holoscreen over the bench. “This will do it,” he said. “We can enter the schematic into a Nanocosm with modified shield

