Mechanoid Combat Unit

The Mechanoid Combat Unit, or MCU, was a Robotics project orchestrated by Chalybs Defense Solutions for use by the UNSC. The aim of the MCU project was to create a Humanoid Robot for use as either combat infantry or peace keeping forces. The idea of utilizing Robots as Peace Keepers was explored at the height of the Insurrection, when local militias and police forces were under tremendous scrutiny. Inevitably the working MCU prototypes, while somewhat viable, were bogged down by cost and didn't have a significant edge over Human intelligence and combat prowess. It is assumed a majority of the 20 ordered MCU's were either destroyed, put in storage, or sold to private parties. The legacy of the MCU's, however, would live on in CDS Mjolnir armor variants such as the PILOT-class helmet, which was inspired by the MCU's cranial chassis design.