Once you get things up and running, robots would be a great addition. Throw a dozen Advanced CPUs, some plastic, computers, control devices, lots of electronics and cables, a few metal plates and motors, maybe a couple pipes, and make one of several kinds:
Explore drone: Throw out a score of these and they will go out and explore every nook and cranny of the planet they are on, updating your map with ore deposit, base and enemy drone locations, carefully avoiding hostile drones and bases,...
Drones/robots of your own for simple tasks
Explore drone: Throw out a score of these and they will go out and explore every nook and cranny of the planet they are on, updating your map with ore deposit, base and enemy drone locations, carefully avoiding hostile drones and bases,...
Drones/robots of your own for simple tasks