The gravatronic radar uses specialized sensor arrays involving gravitons. The entire system is designed to actually charge and release a graviton burst in a 360-degree sphere from the ship. The graviton wave would then travel until it hits something, which would then register on the detectors of the Gravatronic Radar. Black Holes and other gravitational anomalies have been theorized to disrupt the Radar.

The weakest of the Gravatronic Radars, the Civilian version has the smallest range and is only used to detect potential navigation hazards.