P-1000 is experimental robot, that was invented in A-16 to assist scientists in laboratories. Later on P-1000 robots became highly popular among citizens of Ozersk city ( centre of A-16) and could be found almost in every house where were used as home helpers. After the catastrophe, many P-1000 were destroyed some broke down or ran out of fuel... but some, very few, can be fixed to continue assistent.
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