So you have to be at that location or what? Or how do you do it?
Second, where is the used promethium going? Is it stored? (I.e. click click click 3+ gone in a moment)
You click once and then it is activated and then for the next 20 manual training clicks you will have an increased effect.
After that it is used up and you can reactivate it and click on the next one.
regarding the illegal bots, you have to be at a location that allows trading in them. Which is either the pirate outpost or some other systems. You can send them to the arcade and sell them while you are in orbit I think, you do not need to land or dock