Test Chambers

The test chambers, also know as the General Science Mobile Construction System are mobile and mechanical rooms invented by General Science. Though normally cube-shaped, they can be reconfigured to be any shape or size by the use of Interlocking Construction Panels. They are not be confused with the very similar ones used by Aperture. The name "Test Chambers" usually refers to the rooms used to perform test in, but the technology is used in offices, maintenance areas, and even the main walls of the facility itself.

History
Test chambers at General Science originally started out as hollowed out rooms in the early 1950s. These early test chambers had walls made of scrap metal sheets and contained a simple ventilation system, a front door and electrical lamps on each side of the room, except for the front and the floor. These test chambers were surrounded by solid rock and could not be moved reconfigured. New chambers were created by hollowing out more stone.

Test chambers in the 1960s were made of more expensive materials and were placed in large hollowed-out areas, so they were surrounded air and easy-to-access maintenance areas.

The late 60s to late 70s was an era of change for General Science. The facility was now a nearly half-cubic mile area. Test chambers were suspended by metal cables and beams and could be moved almost anywhere in the facility using a rail system. Test chambers are now made mostly are made of a uranium-steel alloy and lead ceramics. By the late 70s, test chambers had become very capable, with a life support system, temperature control and even some had GPS. The main AI, SEaDOS was able to move, create, destroy and even eject test chambers. Most of the time, they were built on site, but sometimes, a they were constructed in a separate wing and moved to the main test area. As modern tests began, hallways were abolished, and test were connected with elevators. chambers were hooked up to a pipe system to distribute test elements to be used by the test subjects.

After General Science was shut down, several other companies, including CharizardCorp who had previously received rooms from General Science began using similar chambers in their tests. Several third-party test chamber producers were founded, such as the well-known Bob's Test Chambers.