Harvester

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First concept art of Harvester.

Harvesters were Non-Humanoid Hunter Killer units produced by Skynet sometime before 2018. They were large bipedal machines that would capture humans in conjunction with Moto-Terminators. They took the humans to lab testing for their stem cells. This research on humans led to the creation of the Series 800. When they have captured any human test subjects, the Harvester calls a Transport, which arrives and lands somewhere near the Harvester. After a Harvester has collected the humans, it drops the humans into large containers on the Transport. Any humans that try to escape are blasted by the Harvester's shoulder-mounted, laser-guided cannon, which fires what appear to be powerful plasma blasts Additionally a Harvester will release Moto-Terminators to catch escaped humans. They can survive gasoline fueled explosions and fires. When the Harvester has gathered a full load of humans for the Transport, it compacts itself into a large compartment on the Transport to return to it's home base.

Notes

The Harvester's lower legs quickly open with Moto-Terminators emerging from each one. Moto-Terminators help the Harvester to catch escaped humans, as the Harvester is too large and lumbering to effectively pursue them.
In the trailer and film you can see black smoke coming out of the Harvesters' back. It seems like the Harvester has some sort of a diesel engine.
After the Harvester has accomplished its mission, it calls for a Transport to pick it up.

A Harvester gets inside a Transporter.

Lower legs opening with two Moto-Terminators emerging from each one.

Weaponry

A type of shoulder-mounted electrical or laser weapon that causes a fiery explosion upon contact with the target. In this timeline, Skynet has not yet discovered plasma technology.
If you see the vehicles explode due to the cannon, you will notice some lightining arcs coming out of them through the explosion.

Appearances

Terminator Salvation

Gallery

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Concept art of Harvester.