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In 2068, during his quest, Andrew discovers Galatea, an NDR robot that has been modified with a female personality and traits. Andrew becomes interested in how Galatea was modified by Rupert Burns, the son of the original NDR designer, and finds he has a number of potential ideas to help make robots appear more human-like.
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Galatea is a female NDR-series positronic robot created by NorthAm Robotics. She acts as an assistant to roboticist Rupert Burns and has a personality chip that allows her to express herself as a cheerful, extroverted person who enjoys singing and dancing. Replacing the chip with a different one can radically alter her behavior, however.
Andrew Martin discovered Galatea while he was searching for other NDRs who might have developed individual identities and tastes, much like him. He initially believed her to be one, but soon discovered that her spontaneous behavior was actually caused by the chip. Galatea herself never seemed to mind this, and has quipped that having a personality (even a programmed one) is "fun" and she prefers personality over intellect anyway.
Over the next years, Andrew ended up becoming a financier to Rupert Burns' research and worked side by side with Burns to develop bio-mechanic prosthetic pieces that would make Andrew more human. As Burns' assistant, Galatea helped with the operations, but her bubbly persona and tendency to burst into songs annoyed Andrew, who considered her more and more grating as time passed.
•This character was created specifically for the film and is not present in the original story.
•She was likely named after the mythical Galatea: an ivory statue made by Pygmalion who was magically brought to life.
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May 3, 2015 · At the end of the film Bicentennial Man, the NDR-series robot known as Galatea unplugs the life support system for Portia Martin after the death of her husband, Andrew. How is she able to do this, given the limitations imposed by the Three Laws?
[Galatea is forcefully throwing large suitcases of equipment onto a stack] Rupert Burns : Galatea, could you be a little more careful? That's very delicate equipment.
Andrew Martin (Robin Williams) meets Galatea (Kiersten Warren) in this clip from 'Bicentennial Man' (1999). Uploaded for my July 21-Aug. 31 tribute to Robin Williams on Twitter and Facebook...
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Bicentennial Man: Directed by Chris Columbus. With Robin Williams, Embeth Davidtz, Sam Neill, Oliver Platt. The life and times of Andrew, a robot purchased as a household appliance programmed to perform menial tasks.
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Why is Galatea a fembot?
Galatea, the Fembot, is named after a story in Classical Mythology; Pygmalion was a sculptor who carved Galatea from stone and fell in love with her. Aphrodite brought the statue to life so that they could be together.
