
If resources are tight but several researchers are available, simple research benches can be retained in order to research less complex technologies.

Multiple research benches can be used concurrently as soon as you have the resources and manpower to spare, you may want to have 2 researchers operating at once. This is also required to unlock projects beyond Microelectronics. As soon as Microelectronics is researched and the colony has sufficient power and resources to construct them, simple benches should be replaced. Once they are unlocked, hi-tech research benches are 33.33% faster at researching than the simple research bench. Note: Example "ideal" research room - smallish, armchairs, research benches, sculpture, steel/sterile flooring etc. You can help RimWorld Wiki by uploading images to make this section better. This section could use some more or updated images. Unlike the simple research bench, these cannot be un/reinstalled, only deconstructed. Multiple researchers can contribute toward a project at the same time, so long as sufficient research benches are available, and benches can be freely swapped between researchers. Indoors, the cleanliness of the room the bench is in comes into play, granting modifiers ranging from ×0.75 for very dirty rooms, ×1 for clean, to ×1.09 for sterile. Building research benches outdoors imposes a ×0.75 penalty to research speed. Whether the bench is outdoors and, if indoors, the cleanliness of the room.Only linked benches can be used to research projects that require the multi-analyzer. Multi-analyzers link to all hi-tech research benches within 4 tiles. Some research projects require either the hi-tech research bench, or both the bench and the multi-analyzer to be researched. Hi-tech research benches have ×1 multiplier to this research rate, and can be linked to a multi-analyzer for an addition 10% buff. The type of research bench and facilities used.The research speed stat of the researcher.

The rate of research depends on the following factors: Once a project has been selected in the Research tab, colonists assigned to Research work type will work at a hi-tech research bench to complete the project.
