The pacifistic Forrester and Pressman believe that the military may use expendable robots like Michael as soldiers or even political assassins. They find that tests included shooting firearms. Once he returns, the entire team closely examines Michael to find out what the government did with him. After Forrester goes home for the night, military personnel enter the lab and take Michael.įorrester and Pressman are angry that Jarrett allowed the Pentagon to take Michael. After a confrontation with Forrester, Jarrett notifies the Pentagon that the prototype is ready for evaluation.
Jarrett, the administrator of the lab, is furious at Forrester. Lab security escort Forrester and Michael back to the lab, to Dorothy’s puzzlement.įorrester’s associate, Gene Pressman, a scientist with ultra- liberal leanings, is ecstatic about the success of the unscheduled field test but Dr.
He has taken the robot – named Michael – out for field testing at a department store then to his own home for dinner to see if the robot can fool his wife, Dorothy. It is an advanced humanoid robot with learning and analytical abilities, developed by a team led by irascible Nobel laureate Dr. Just before Christmas, a security guard discovers a top secret project has disappeared from a laboratory.
