Grasshopper

On May 2 HIVE released the HM-04 Grasshopper. It utilized the potent Snare AI which was the masterpiece of Syne Co. The Grasshopper could adapt to nearly any situation and excelled an everything the War-Beetle and Cricket did not. Though not as fast as the Cricket, and not as hearty as the War-Beetle, the HM-04 was deadly smart and very dextrous.

History
After the creation of the Unity AI, Syne began to work on the Snare AI. It was designed to be able to out smart any other robot.

It was marketed widely and sold well in the Asian market, most notably in Japan. It also sold well, albiet through black markets and smugglers, in Africa.

Features
The Grasshopper had extemely powerful eyes that could see heat, vibrations, and through thin walls. It did not have footsteps due to the rubber-like material its feet were made of. This also made it made freed their feet of maintainence as well as providing great traction. The Grasshopper began to replace the Super Rex in the Mantle private security force due to it being easier to maintain, just as versatile, and able to be completely submerged for extended periods of time without affecting performance. The Grasshopper also became a favored spotter, body guard, and on some ocassions, assassin.

The eyes of the Grasshopper were the most advanced optical devices ever put on a robot, and in turn made up the bulk of the price. These highly accurate sensors were vulnerable to the "Epilepsy glitch".