Robot

Robot is Francis' main partner and a member of the polycule. They are a robotic synth and not a biological creature. They are completely electronic and do need to stay charged in order to stay conscious, they do not die when they run out of charge but simply power down. In this state they are unable to move any of their parts, none of their senses function and they do not create new memories while in this state. Unless something very bad has occurred, they will not usually end up in this state. They have a power adapter built into their tail that plugs in to most power outlet types in case of emergencies, though most of the time they charge up using the wireless charging pad they 'sleep' on next to Francis. Robot does not wear clothes, their body made of brushed white aluminium panels for their more solid parts with a black soft rubbery plastic making up their flexible joints. More often than not, they are cold to the touch, though they can overheat when overwhelmed with emotion (especially the horny emotion.) They do not have genitals and do not need to eat or breathe. However, their senses work in a similar way to most biological creatures, they are able to see and feel the sensation of touch, they can hear and even have a synthesised version of smell and taste.

Creation
Robot's current lore starts from them meeting Francis. Just assume that any point before this where they were not within Francis, their character model was shrunk down very small and they were in a T pose.

They met Francis while they were attending college where Robot worked in student support. While Francis attended, they worked with them as their interpreter so they could communicate without writing to those that did not speak sign language. Their relationship with Francis has mostly been outlined on Francis' page.

Work
Outside of working with the college in student support, Robot also writes in their spare time, getting most of their work done while Francis is sleeping next to them. A lot of what they write tends to be commissioned short stories, mostly pornographic from folks that find them online. As well as this they find freelance work writing clickbaity articles for sites like Buzzfeed (though not the real buzzfeed as it probably doesn't exist in their world.) They are able to write extremely quickly since they have a word processor built directly into their software, though they cannot just process thousands of words per second as their AI is built to accurately simulate a biological creature's thinking. They make more than enough to support themselves and pay their share of the mortgage. Any extra usually goes towards decorating and repairing their old house which is something they love to do with Ruth.