🦾 Rocklin Augmentics
“Rock Aug! Cyberware for Humans, by Humans!”
Rocklin Augmentics is an American cybernetics corporation that rose from humble prosthetics roots to become one of Night City’s most innovative cyberware manufacturers. Under CEO Jacinda Hidalgo, the company reimagined cybernetics as art.
📋 Overview
| Aspect | Details |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2004 (as Rocklin Prosthetics) |
| Headquarters | Austin, Free State of Texas |
| CEO | Jacinda Hidalgo |
| Employees | 125,000 |
| Industries | Cyberware, Prosthetics, Full Body Conversions |
| Status (2045) | Active, expanding |
Regional Offices: Washington D.C., Chicago, Denver, Atlanta, Baltimore, Seattle, Dallas, Night City
👤 Leadership
Jacinda Hidalgo
Adopted daughter of founder Andrew Rocklin. Lost both legs to a landmine in Costa Rica at age ten. Now the most prominent walking advertisement for her own products — heavily augmented and proud of it. Under her leadership, Rocklin pivoted from functional prosthetics to cybernetics as art.
Andrew Rocklin (Founder)
Founded Rocklin Prosthetics in 2004, supplying artificial limb technology to the VA after the Central American Police Actions. Disappeared in 2023 — rumored to have died during the Fourth Corporate War, or possibly fled to Mars.
📜 History
Founding & Early Success (2004–2020)
- Founded as Rocklin Prosthetics by Andrew Rocklin to serve military veterans
- Became a reputable prosthetics supplier but was eclipsed by aggressive competitors like Dynalar and Kiroshi
Rebirth Under Hidalgo (2030–2040)
- 2030: Renamed Rocklin Augmentics under Jacinda Hidalgo
- Launched the Signature Cybernetics Series — each piece designed by a popular artist (street calligrapher Visser, Art Nouveau stylist Hamilton Welch)
- New design philosophy: artificial aesthetics, open frameworks, bold color schemes
- Knocked Raven Microcybernetics down a peg in market share
The Gestalt Controversy (2041)
- Former designers claimed they were given “cyberware gestalt” prototypes incorporating AI protocols — a serious violation
- Netwatch investigated but filed no charges
- Rocklin responded with the defensive PR campaign: “Rock Aug! Cyberware for Humans, by Humans!”
- Hidalgo’s obsession with transhumanism and creating a “gestalt human being” led to the invention of the neuroport
🏢 Operations
Product Lines
- Cyberchairs: Mercurius (100eb, basic mobility) and Spider (1,000eb, 4 option slots)
- Alpha Class FBC: Entry-level Full Body Conversion (9,900eb)
- Extra-Jointed Cyberlimb Upgrade (500eb)
- RacerBracer: Immunity to Whiplash Critical Injury (500eb)
- Rocklin Augmentics Neuron: Excellent Quality Internal Agent, projects video via optic nerve (1,000eb)
Key Innovation: The Neuroport
Born from Hidalgo’s controversial research into human-machine gestalt, the neuroport became one of Rocklin’s most significant contributions to cybernetics technology.
🏰 Night City Presence
Rocklin Augmentics Campus — New Westbrook
The company’s Night City headquarters: offices, meeting spaces, cafeteria, hospital, and R&D building connected via skybridges. The Innovation Hub provides housing for employees nearby.
⚔️ Rivals & Enemies
- Dynalar and Kiroshi — primary competitors in the cyberware market
- Raven Microcybernetics — knocked down by Rocklin’s market surge
- Inquisitors — the anti-cyberware gang has targeted Rocklin Augmentics facilities with terrorist attacks
🎲 GM Resources
Quick NPC Stats
Rocklin Corporate Security: Use Corporate Security stat block from NPC stat blocks.
Notable NPCs
- Jacinda Hidalgo — CEO. Heavily augmented, charismatic, obsessed with transhumanism
- Chanda Mishra — Rocklin Augmentics Executive
- George Edward Rhinemeyer — Executive Engineer
Adventure Hooks
- Extract a Rocklin engineer who’s discovered the gestalt research is still ongoing
- Protect a Signature Series product launch from Inquisitor sabotage
- Investigate the disappearance of Andrew Rocklin — did he really go to Mars?
- Steal prototype neuroport tech from the R&D building for a rival corp
🔗 Related Topics
(Sources: CRB pp.277–278; Black Chrome; Interface RED Vols 1, 3, 5; DGD; Streetstories)