Roboticizer

The Roboticizer is a device originally created by Sir Charles Hedgehog to increase the lifespan of the elderly and sick via roboticization. Sir Charles abandoned the device when it turned his dying brother Jules Hedgehog into a mindless robot, robbing him of his free will. The device and its blueprints were transfered over to the War Ministry by Warlord Julian Kintobor before they could be destroyed however. Following his successful military coup, Julian, rechristened Dr. Ivo Robotnik, used the roboticizer to transform the much of the Mobian population into Robians - mindless robotic slaves loyal only to him. (StH: #43, #78, #79)

The roboticizer's use was abandoned following the death of Dr. Robotnik, though his alternate universe counterpart Robo-Robotnik modified his robotic body to roboticize with a mere touch. This ability was removed when the Bem scientist Ceneca 9009 converted him into an organic life form. Additionally, Ceneca 9009 converted all the Mobians back to their organic forms with the exception of Jules, who would have died from the wounds he obtained prior to being roboticized during the Great War. (StH: #50, #100, #118, #123)