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{{Equipment_Infobox
| name = Research Limpet Controller
| image = Limpet Controller icon.png
| caption-image = Research Limpet Controller icon

| slot = Optional Internals
| classes = 1
| ratings = E
| refills = Yes
| refills_cost = 101
| key =
| synthesis = [[Synthesis#Limpets|Limpets]]
| technobroker =

| engineering = No
| engineers =
}}
{{quote|Controls a limpet that scrapes samples and bio-matter from the surface of an alien vessel.|In-Game Description}}
The '''Research Limpet Controller''' is a type of [[Limpet Controller]] module that can program limpets to extract tissue samples from [[Thargoid Interceptor]]s, [[Thargoid Scout]]s, and alien organic entities found at [[Notable Stellar Phenomena]]. Using Research Limpets will often provoke a hostile response from [[Thargoid]] vessels.

==Usage==
Successfully extracting material from a target with a Research Limpet requires maintaining a constant distance of 2,000 meters or less with the target after the limpet has been deployed until the extraction process completes. Exceeding this distance will cause the limpet to fail, and a new one must be deployed. While this is a fairly simple task with most creatures found in [[Notable Stellar Phenomena]], the agility and hostility of [[Thargoid Interceptor]]s and [[Thargoid Scout]]s can make collecting samples from them extremely difficult.

The following Salvage [[Commodities]] can be collected only by using a Research Limpet:

{| class="article-table" border="1" style="text-align: center;"
! Commodity
! Source
|-
|[[Anomaly Particles]]
|Unknown
|-
|[[Mollusc Brain Tissue]]
|[[Bulb Mollusc]] [[Capsule Mollusc]]
|-
|[[Mollusc Fluid]]
|[[Bulb Mollusc]] [[Capsule Mollusc]]
|-
|[[Mollusc Membrane]]
|[[Parasol Mollusc]] [[Reel Mollusc]] [[Umbrella Mollusc]]
|-
|[[Mollusc Mycelium]]
|[[Reel Mollusc]] [[Umbrella Mollusc]]
|-
|[[Mollusc Soft Tissue]]
|[[Bulb Mollusc]] [[Capsule Mollusc]]
|-
|[[Mollusc Spores]]
|[[Parasol Mollusc]] [[Reel Mollusc]] [[Umbrella Mollusc]]
|-
|[[Pod Core Tissue]]
|[[Aster Pod]] [[Chalice Pod]] [[Collared Pod]] [[Octahedral Pod]] [[Peduncle Pod]] [[Quadripartite Pod]] [[Rhizome Pod]]
|-
|[[Pod Dead Tissue]]
|[[Aster Pod]] [[Chalice Pod]] [[Collared Pod]] [[Octahedral Pod]] [[Peduncle Pod]] [[Quadripartite Pod]] [[Rhizome Pod]]
|-
|[[Pod Mesoglea]]
|[[Gyre Pod]]
|-
|[[Pod Outer Tissue]]
|[[Gyre Pod]]
|-
|[[Pod Shell Tissue]]
|[[Gyre Pod]]
|-
|[[Pod Surface Tissue]]
|[[Aster Pod]] [[Chalice Pod]] [[Collared Pod]] [[Octahedral Pod]] [[Peduncle Pod]] [[Quadripartite Pod]] [[Rhizome Pod]] [[Stolon Pod]]
|-
|[[Pod Tissue]]
|[[Stolon Pod]]
|-
|[[Thargoid Basilisk Tissue Sample]]
|[[Thargoid Interceptor]] Basilisk
|-
|[[Thargoid Cyclops Tissue Sample]]
|[[Thargoid Interceptor]] Cyclops
|-
|[[Thargoid Hydra Tissue Sample]]
|[[Thargoid Interceptor]] Hydra
|-
|[[Thargoid Medusa Tissue Sample]]
|[[Thargoid Interceptor]] Medusa
|-
|[[Thargoid Scout Tissue Sample]]
|[[Thargoid Scout]]
|}

==Specifications==
{{Quote|Limpets controlled by this module can latch onto alien vessels and collect samples directly from the hull. This process takes an amount of time, during which both vessels must remain within a set distance of each other, for the process to fully complete. On completion, the limpet will return back to its controlling vessel.|Additional In-Game Details}}
{| class="article-table" border="1" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!Class
!Rating
!Mass (T)
!Integrity
!Power Draw (MW)
!Max Active Limpets
!Target Range (m)
!Limpet Life Time (s)
!Value (CR)
|-
|1
|E
|1.30
|20
|0.40
|1
|2,000
|300
|1,749,600
|}

==Engineer Modifications==
There are currently no [[Engineers|Engineer modification options]] for the Research Limpet Controller.

==Purchase Locations==
{| class="article-table" border="1" style="text-align: center;"
! Class
! Rating
! System
! Station
! Value
|-
| 1
| E
| Shinrarta Dezhra
| Jameson Memorial
| 1,574,640
|-
| 1
| E
| Brestla
| i Sola Prospect
| 2,099,520
|-
| 1
| E
| HIP 17692
| Blackmount Habitation
| 1,749,600
|-
| 1
| E
| Pleiades Sector AB-W b2-4
| Noctrach-Ihazevich Research Facility
| 1,749,600
|-
| 1
| E
| Wadir
| Harris Installation
| 1,749,600
|-
| 1
| E
| CN Hydrus
| Bailly Hub
| 1,749,600
|-
| 1
| E
| Eta Cassiopeiae
| Kessel Silo
| 1,749,600
|-
|1
|E
|California Sector BA-A e6
|Mic Turner Base (Planetary Base)
|1,749,600
|-
|1
|E
|Areklici
|Cole Silo
|1,749,600
|}

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Fandom>CMDRSierraIm at 16:25, 8 May 2026