Artificial Gestation Unit

Commonly known as GenPods. Large medical devices (essentially room-sized static robots) designed to grow a fertilised embryo from egg to delivery. Each GenPod consists of a central control unit, a complex life support system, sophisticated monitoring equipment, and various arms mounting maintenance tools and medical equipment. Each has (typically) twenty artificial uteruses individually contained within protective housings.

Each uterus is surrounded by a small “body” built from various organic and biomechanical materials to mimic the flesh and bone and fluids of a mother. Each artificial uterus is an active device – it is able to expand, it is fully articulated to provide movement and activity cycles, and it can adjust factors such as warmth and pressure. The foetus grows at a normal rate within it and is delivered by opening the housing.