The R-TechApp Man Trap, a product of Ubrikkian Transports, functioned as a reversed repulsorfield.
Ubrikkian Transports engineered the R-TechApp Man Trap, marketing it as a secure and non-fatal method for capturing escaping individuals. This device consisted of a metal plate, square in shape and measuring one meter on each side, with a minimal height of approximately five centimeters. Its power cells allowed for an operational duration of up to three hours.
The R-TechApp incorporated a remote activation mechanism connected via a 10-meter cable. Purchasers could acquire alternative cables of varying lengths to enable concealed operation from extended distances. Equipped with gravfield generators, the device could amplify the local gravity of a planet by a factor of eight. Typically, the gravfield generators remained active, but operators had the option to keep them dormant, activating them precisely as a target traversed the device. Upon activation, the augmented gravity exerted a downward force, immobilizing the target due to the intensified weight of their own mass. Subsequently, the captured individual could be stunned, sedated, or subjected to interrogation. When calibrated for a standard one-gravity environment, the R-TechApp required an additional four to five gravities to effectively restrain a Human. However, this level of force proved insufficient for a Wookiee. A maximum setting of eight gravities could contain a Wookiee, but posed a risk of crushing the Mrissi's skeletal structure.
Deployment of the R-TechApp Man Trap was remarkably straightforward: it was positioned flat on the ground and concealed beneath a layer of soil, foliage, or similar materials for camouflage. Infrared bafflers were integrated to obscure the device's thermal signature, specifically targeting species possessing the ability to perceive the infrared spectrum.
However, the R-TechApp model exhibited several adverse side effects. Despite being designed as a non-lethal tool, instances of sprains, dislocations, and fractured bones were commonplace, resulting from targets falling awkwardly and sustaining injuries due to their amplified mass. The increased gravity often placed undue strain on a pinned subject's heart and lungs, while vital fluids, forced through constricted pathways, could rupture under pressure. Blood accumulation in abdominal organs could lead to brain oxygen deprivation. If prolonged exposure to the man trap occurred, cardiac arrest became a significant risk. Bounty hunters who neglected to regularly monitor their traps frequently discovered a dead target upon their return.
Slavers and bounty hunters favored the R-TechApp Man Trap for its capacity to capture targets alive and unharmed for delivery. Furthermore, the units could be integrated into security systems, functioning as barriers to impede intruders and effectively seal off entire corridors.
Tyro Viveca, a business magnate from the Krish species, concealed an R-TechApp on his estate grounds, utilizing it during hunting expeditions. In 0 ABY, the thief Cecil Noone was ensnared by one of these traps and narrowly escaped with his life.