Tau Drones
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Drones are small, round, usually hovering robots used by the Tau Empire for various support tasks. Because the Tau have never had to experience a robot rebellion, the way that the Imperium of Man did with their Men of Iron, artificial intelligences are not only still permitted but widespread in society. Unlike servitors, drones are capable of autonomous activity, though they aren't very bright when they work on their own. Despite being common and mass-producible, drones are not regarded as expendable (though we don't know exactly how "familiar" the Tau get with their drones).
Drone Sentry Turret
Drone sentry turrets are probably the largest autonomous systems used by the Tau Empire, used to secure perimeters without requiring Fire Warriors to be put in harm's way. They mount twin-linked burst cannons, missile pods, fusion blasters, or plasma rifles.
Gun Drone
Gun drones are the most common sort of drone encountered on the battlefield, armed with a twin-linked pulse carbine. They can be attached to squads of Fire Warriors, or fixed onto vehicles as detachable turrets, or even operate independently in squads of their own.
Heavy Gun Drone
The heavy gun drone is, as it sounds, the big brother of the gun drone, and in fact is the largest model of mobile drone used by the Tau. They carry twin-linked burst cannons, and can swap one of them for a markerlight if it will need to call down the seeker missiles.
Remora Drone Fighter
The Remora drone fighter has a main body about the same size as the Heavy Gun Drone, but it has wings, larger engines, and more weapons -- for one thing, it carries twin-linked burst cannons, a markerlight, and two seeker missiles at the same time.