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Roadside ResearchNewsAutomation Update Coming March 19th!
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Automation Update Coming March 19th!

Roadside Research · published 12 Mar 2026, 15:36 UTC

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Greetings, average Terran business owners! Your feedback on how to make Roadside Research more fun was devoured like late-night gas station pizza, resulting in a new update that is being locked and loaded to turn your pit stop into an interstellar limelight of automation! 

The new patch will launch on March 19th. 

Here are the highlights: 

  • Automation tools including a self-scan register, self-service gas pumps, and a cleaning robot (let machines and humans do the dirty work).  Look at this preview of the Automatic Surface Scrubber:

  • New products (sell cryogenically preserved foods like frozen pizza and ice cream). 

  • Shop expansion (increase the shop area to offer more of humanity’s beloved snack-based coping mechanisms). 

  • More shop customization (add plants to emit comforting visual stimuli for humans). 

Plus, various improvements and fixes will be added like optimized shelf space and getting rid of flying trash.

Can’t wait? Beam up to our Discord and start scheming about the upcoming update. As always, your support is greatly appreciated.... In other words, it’s the mystery fuel that turns ‘good’ into ‘out of this world’! Keep on goopin’! 

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