| Galatea | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Naming | |||
| Others | N/A | ||
| Personal information | |||
| Species | Robot | ||
| Gender | Female | ||
| Place of origin | San Francisco | ||
| Affiliation | Rupert Burns Enterprises | ||
| Relations | Rupert Burns (owner) | ||
| Occupation | Lab assistant | ||
| Current status | Active | ||
| Biology | |||
| Body type | Humanoid | ||
| Height | 1.64 meters | ||
| Sentience | Unknown | ||
| Sapience | Sapient | ||
| Behind the scenes | |||
| Universe | Bicentennial Man | ||
| Performed by | Kiersten Warren | ||
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.
History[]
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.
By the time of Andrew's bicentennial anniversary, however, Galatea seems to have switched to a more tranquil and level-headed attitude and was also upgraded with organic-looking skin that gave her a perfectly human appearance.
Appearances[]
- Bicentennial Man (1999)
Notes[]
- 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.