Better question: how wholesome would it be to see a mister handy and miss nanny raising an abandoned child in the Commonwealth?

(Oxhorn): "Robert House, founder of RobCo was born in 2020..." (Me): looks at date... 2020.

I'm late to the party I know but this is my thought: general atomics originally designed and sold them on the civilian market. Sometime after founding robco Mr. House built them under licence and sold them to industrial users prior to releasing his own line of robots. We never see a robco Mr. Handy in a home and we never see a general atomics unit in an industrial or cooperate setting.

Robert House invented the Mister Handy for GA when he was 17, giving him the capital, clout, and connections to open his own business 5 years latter.

_Reads 'Handy' when it says Nanny and 'Nanny' when it says Handy_

Simple, RobCo made theirs under license. We see this in cars all the time. The Suzuki Swift and the Geo Metro. One company licenses a product from another, very common.

Robco: literally invents the computer Still competes with general atomics

is it too much of a stretch that RobCO wrote the software for the Mr. Handy after the company was founded? I mean it's possible that General Atomics focuses mainly in hardware and once RobCO started up General Atomics outsourced updates to the software to RobCO while RobCO outsourced their manufacturing to General Atomics. Mr. Handys are so versatile I wouldn't doubt that any company wouldn't be against employing them in their office which is why Repcon has them in their building and as maintenance workers. the reason why there is a Mr. Handy on display could be that RobCO perfected the software that Mr. Handy and Mr. Gutsy use as well as Mrs. Handy (eventually). it would make sense that RobCO worked on the software and left the manufacturing to other companies especially if the manufacturing was done by General Atomics who had already been shown as competent enough to make a reliable product they just needed help fixing bugs in the code.

Here's one. RoboCo stole the tech from General Atomics. Come on it's Robert House..... Lol

Well, what if Robert House worked for General Atomics at a young age, and split off into his own business, but due to his work on the Mr. Handy he got the rights to it when he split off.

The real mystery is how Mr. Handy could be a hugely successful appliance without lighting fire to everything with their rocket booster

What if there are 2 different Mr. Handy's. As far as I've seen the ones like codsworth seem to be more advanced and more Ai like rather than robot. Where the ones claiming to be from Rob Co seem to be more programmable and set on one kind of task. For example, the ones in greygarden claim to be Rob Co made and they have spent the last 200 years tending to the gardens. Where codsworth made by General Atomics goes on about his adventures he had while player was in the vault, meaning he could possibly find more purpose, where the others kept to their garden

Maybe "Mr. Handy" is a specification for a floating multi-armed robot. Kinda like a "car" is a four-wheeled fossil fuel powered vehicle. Similar to how both Ford and General Motors can produce cars, but have their own specific makes, models, and modifications.

*Asks Codsworth* Well General Atomics of course!!! Then why does it say made by RobCo?

Just because it couldn't be a "joint venture" doesn't mean that they couldn't both have worked on the same machine. Consider computers today. They are built on operating systems, like Windows or Mac, but require hardware, like NVidia, Intel, HP, whatever, as well as other forms of built-in software, specialized hardware like speakers that might come from another company, whatever. Perhaps GA created the Handy software while Robco and other third parties built hardware.

Possibly the RobCo Sales and Services place changed hands after the military took over from General Atomics in the Robobrain facility. My theory is that they were forced to sell it to RobCo by the military (who of course closely work with RobCo) so the Robobrain research could continue in secret. It was reopened as a RobCo showroom, but was originally used by General Atomics.

What if RobCo was brought on for the personality subroutines? General Atomics created the base Handy models and even the base Gutsy models. Then RobCo came in later for the personality subroutines that allowed for the Handys, Gutsys, and Nannys to perform more specialized tasks and take on a more approachable likeness? And in some specific cases, particular personalities.

I agree with your assessment of the History of the Mr. Handy robots and who really made them. The wiki page description is inaccurate. Having said that, I would like to add a little bit of a twist for where the wiki information may be partially correct. Just like in the business world today, companies are always trying to get a monopoly on the market of their focus. In many cases, a takeover usually starts with a merger of two companies. What the public typically doesn't know is that the stronger of the two merging companies takes over the weaker one. The names of the two companies stay the same for marketing and "competition" purposes, but it's really just one company selling two different brands. What RobCo did to RepConn is a more open takeover. But what may have been happening just before the bombs dropped in 2077, was RobCo being in the early stages of a silent merger and eventual takeover of General Atomics, but keeping both brands separate for marketing purposes. The hints are in Fallout 3 with the joint Liberty Prime project, and RobCo distributing the Mr. Gutsy robots. You already identified that Mr. Gutsy is just a re-purposed Mr. Handy, but then you have to wonder why there are the Mr. Gutsy robots showcased at the galleria as products of General Atomics. This is just my thoughts on why the overall information may be confusing to some players of the games, and I wanted to share my perspective on it. Great videos! Keep up the good work!

When Codsworth talks to Takahashi at Power Noodles, he says something along the lines of “Well we all know Robco is no General Atomics.”

"Heading deeper inside.." *proceeds to die and fly flailing forward*

Love the way you span the series looking for answers and lore. Excellent video Oxhorn. Peace!

I love how you do these Ox. Makes me feel like I’m in a Gaming School and you’re giving a history lesson of sorts

people say fallout 4 breaks lore, fallout lore is broken already.

Mabye the license for one or the other owned and made their own versions. This happened to LEGO in the 70's

Seems to me Mr.Handy is like Chevy/GMC in our timeline Chevys have the same car design/style as a GMC, and same look too Just different companies though.

I think that the production of Mr Handy robots could have gone on to become a joint venture, but at some point after their original release. As with cars and other forms of technology, it is extremely likely that there would have been different model years or generations of Mr Handy's. If this is the case, then it is possible that the earlier generations of Mr Handy were wholly developed and produced by General Atomics, but that the latter models were developed by RobCo, and only produced by General Atomics. This would explain why certain Mr Handy's are referenced as being built and developed by General Atomics, while others are referenced as being developed or programmed by RobCo.

I think General Atomics and ROBCO made a joint house bot to combine the convenience of a house worker and the home defense of a soldier since the robot has a flamethrower

I just want to take a moment to thank you for so much FALLOUT lore... i really appreciate the cross reference of all of the other games. Well done. A lot of hard work. ~ 7ohn

Sounds like badge engineering. In Australia, we built Fords, Nissans, Toyotas and GM Holdens. But not a full range of any of them. So many Fords were rebadged nissans, many nissans were rebadged Fords, many holdens were rebadged Toyotas and many Toyotas were rebadged Holdens.

The posters show Mrs. Handy. But the guide shows Ms. Nanny. I haven't yet seen a Mrs. Nanny or a Ms. Handy. Quite confusing.

I remember codsworth once mocking RobCo

I really like the editing use of the tv. Its a really nice touch that shows you really care.

MRS = Married MS = Unwed so the real question is who did MRS handy marry? XD

oxhorn you really need to make a special video for October 23 or as i like to call it fallout day! (yes i'm aware it is a Monday)

Do you think it's possible that the liberty prime terminal meant to read "first colab project since the mr. Handy"? Seems like a rabbit hole, i know but it would help make some pieces line up together.

Me:mad af that my headphones are broken. Also me:forgets to unmute headphones

A perfect spot for a delusional set of robots

Industry collaborations happen fairly often irl, especially in tech. The precursor to the PlayStation, for instance, was a joint project between Nintendo and Sony to make a disc-based add-on for the SNES. Nintendo infamously snubbed Sony and announced a partnership with Phillips instead. Microsoft, as a secondary example, used the relationship it had cultivated with Sega in the early 2000s to help feel out the industry before jumping into the hardware side of the business.

I love the detail you go to to prove your points. This is pretty conclusive. Stay classy Ox.

Really love your videos! Good job on this one it must have taken a lot of digging. I’d like to think Robco wasn’t founded during the creation of said robot but... Mr Handy may have been the collaboration of several companies including General Atomics. Due to the Military secrecy the only company that could produce for a civilian populous would be one already established. These companies once released from secrecy might have formed RobCo in order to compete with GAI. Many of the staff and blueprints might have stayed at RobCo because of its founding members working on militarised robots. Leading to the theory that the Mr Gutsy pre-dates the Mr Handy.

Point lookout lore in near future maybe ?

perfect spot for a Mr. Handy den

You have like the perfect narration voice for telling these stories lmaoo

Curie says she's the top of the line of RobCo technology, while Codsworth is the pride of General Atomics. Pretty sure a joint venture between both companies led to the current line of Mr. Handy, and both companies claim the success.

I love your videos. Ive played Fallout 3, NV and 4 multiple times and never realized how much was hidden within. Thank you for what you do.

RobCo was probably forced to be a front by the military. RobCo were friends with the military, and they threatened to end their relationship if RobCo didn’t help them.

Why are mister handies so adorable ignoring the buzzsaw its adorable af? Is it because they look a bit chonky because they are spherical or is it that they have these adorable eyes?

Don't forget! At the beginning of the Vanilla game, once you emerge out of Vault 111, and head into Sanctuary, when you run into Codsworth at the Wanderers home, there is a dialogue option where Codsworth says something along the lines of "...the pride of General Atomics International!".

Could it not be possible that Robert House as a young man created the Mister Handy whilst working for General Atomics and thats what got him the clout to start up Robco 5 Years later?

While I agree with the notion that it is a continuity error, one could, with a bit of creativity and stretched thinking, conjure up a potential explanation even for this. We know the Mr. Handy was made before RobCo existed as a company. Note those last three words, "as a company". Consider that Bill Gates and Paul Allen formed a business partnership in 1975, but "Microsoft" was not registered officially as a company until a year later, and the two of them worked together in an unofficial capacity as software developers for other companies, such as Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Services (for whom they created the Altair BASIC interpreter), as far back as 1973. Extrapolating on those ideas, it is quite possible that GAI outsourced Robert House to create the Mr. Handy's software packages before RobCo was formed into an official company, and so it wasn't technically considered a "joint project" since Mr. House hadn't yet established RobCo in a formal capacity... but later on, when organizing records on the company's history, Mr. House elected to phrase it as such out of personal ego and pride, and from there began the spread of misinformation.

Please don’t ever stop making these fallout videos 10/10

“He was born in 2020” ME LAUGHING MY ASS OFF KNOWING HE SURVIVED

THEY SHOULD OF HAD IT COMING THATS WHY ITS CALLED “ROB.CO” IT ROBS

Me at the beginning of the video: This is going to end up in a continuity error, isn't it? Me at the end: Yuuuuuuuuuuuup. Oh well, it was still a really interesting video :)

I think that you've done a good and thorough job of collecting all the evidence available and have interpreted it correctly. I agree with your conclusions.

Damn, that's a fantastically deep dive into the lore!

I've seen this supposed conflict resolved a few different ways that still work in-lore. Personally, I always thought of it in terms of *who* worked on *what*: as we see when interacting with the washing machine in Fallout 4's prologue, General Atomics International made appliances, and they're also known for making heavy machinery and power supply systems -- basically, they're the in-universe equivalent of General Electrics; RobCo, meanwhile, is associated more with computer systems and software -- the Pip-Boy personal computer, the TermLink code in every computer terminal in the game, high-end computer mainframes, even the brain-computer interface that Robert House himself has been using to interact with the world. GAI had the means of mass-production and manufacturing, that much is a given -- and considering the mass-market appeal of both the Mr. Handy, and Mrs. Handy/Ms. Nanny models and the military demand for the Mr. Gutsy units, it'd take a tremendous effort to create enough units to meet demand; at the same time, though, these models required a very sophisticated CPU and core code, something that GAI's manufacturing experience couldn't help with -- nobody wants to entrust their child to the care of a lawnmower, and no soldier could be replaced by a toaster with a plasma cannon. GAI may have developed the first Mr. Handy models prior to the foundation of RobCo, but given Mr. House's genius, I could see it being possible that he worked on that project as a systems engineer, splitting off to found RobCo some time later. For this most recent line of Mr. Handy models, like the surprisingly intelligent Codsworth, I think one of two things happened: either GAI contracted RobCo to improve the brains of their iconic line of home-assistant androids, after hitting one too many dead ends trying to make lightning strike twice on their own; or RobCo, developing the improved system on their own, made an offer to GAI to implement it in the newest line of units, in exchange for some benefit. Personally, I think the former's more likely -- if RobCo wanted something from General Atomics, they've already demonstrated how willing they are to stage a hostile takeover, or at the very least resort to dirty tactics, to get it. Either way, however, GAI could claim credit for *making* the Handy line -- and RobCo could argue they *designed* it. (There's also the possibility that GAI stole the designs from Robert House, but I'd like to see some evidence that House worked for GAI before I start speculating about their in-house intellectual property standards.)

This may be me being stupid but..what if Robco and General atomics are one in the same. What if Robco had made a second company (general atomics) that could stir up some fake competition to make more profit and make more money on the side as well. I mean think about it. Company rivalries are a big boom for profit (samsung vs apple) (pepsi vs coke) it's not too far fetched to assume that house had a second decoy company created to keep sales booming. House was overly aggressive with predators often buying them out and destroying their names. General atomics is the only other robotics competitor he's come across wouldn't they be the first to go in that case? Not unless the company was his.

I think that it originally came from general atomics, and that the current model of mr. handy uses hardware made by RobCo. After all, the terminals are compatible with the Mr. handys, and the terminals are made by RobCo.

Codsworth says that he and another robot we ran into that was the same as he was aren't very good looking because they're not from GeneralAtomics.

First of all great work as always. I thank you for spending so much time and effort on these videos. They are very well done and I do look forward to all your content. That said my thoughts and opinions on said video and lore might bridge some of the gap, at least it does in my mind. It would seem easy enough to think that General Atomics created the Mr. Handy to start with. Mass producing consumer level Mr. Handys for all sorts of menial labor. Once RobCo started and created there own line of robots, with better AI than General Atomics, but far less advanced bodies than what General Atomics was making. The military got interested in using Robots in combat, so they used RobCo to modify something that was already widely available and being mass-produced by General Atomics but with better AI and military programming from RobCo. Since it does not seem like RobCo could mass produce their own protectrons on the same scale as General Atomics could with their Mr. Handy. Which in turn at some point made the military get an interest in a more advanced military robot/AI. Which would explain the Liberty Prime. A military robot that is more inline with a Protectron than a Mr. Handy, which if ever mass produced would probably use the factory capability of General Atomics for more mass production. Also I would think that General Atomics would want to keep their public image cleaner since they were making things for the public more so than the military. Which would also seem to break into why they were gun shy to really work on the robo brains. Something that would probably be a massive improvement to their current AI they use for their Mr. Handy line or what ever else they might have been working on at the time. Seeing as they way they were going about it was all kinds of shady. Thus the facility being under a RobCo shop, a company already known for working with the military at that point I would think. Thus if the public ever found out it would be easy enough for the PR nightmare to be shifted over to RobCo and any evidence that General Atomics had a hand in it could be wiped clean. As for the mix up with inconsistent history in game. That is easy enough to blur with the fact that two hundred years have past. Not much history wise really seems to have survived more than bits and pieces from all sorts of corners. There being no real clear historians that would have enough information from all sources to piece it all together without some blurring and inconsistencies. When it comes to real world and Bethesda, I doubt there is a part of the company really concerned with keeping lore and history consistent from game to game in the fallout franchise. So things happen and stuff gets jumbled when one team picks up where the other left off when making one game to the next and doing stories. Also if something from a previous game doesn’t jive with the story they want to tell in the game they are making then simply re-writing it in that game to fit the new story is an easy fix. Only the hardcore fans seem to care much about the history being 100% from game to game. Which is not a large enough group for Bethesda to care about and devote effort into making sure the lore works all the time, just as long as it works close enough to not break the core concept of a previous game. Hopefully that concept works if it is flawed I would love to know why. I started with Fallout 4 so my lore knowledge is lacking so any information is always appreciated as I would like to learn more.

In the repconn museum in fallout new Vegas i think it says on the exhibit that the mr handy is a cooperation between ro Co and general atomics

The Wiki on Fandom or Gamepedia says that the first design was built by GA but the later design you see in Fallout 3 and all consecutive games after that were co-built by them and RobCo.

Found your channel playing KZfaq Roulette (watch Fallout video, click on the first video suggested to me by the algorithm after video ends) and I loved your detective work! The video was a blast to watch, though my husband (big Fallout van) had his feathers ruffled when the "verdict" was announced. As for me, I had a few possible answers to the continuity errors and was wondering what you thought. First: As someone who has worked in banking for years, something those companies like to do is claim credit for the accomplishments of banks they have absorbed. For example, Wells Fargo likes to claim it was the first bank to have branches on the east AND west coast, but that's because it bought the two bank systems that could actually make those claims. Bank of America claims it was the first bank to us the ATM when, again, the bank that can actually hold that honor was bought out and dissolved by Bank of America in the 1990s. Could the Mr. Handy be in a similar situation? Could RobCo have owned enough stock in General Atomics that it was about to take over before the war and was just laying the ground work for people to start thinking of Mr. Handy as a RobCo product that has always been a RobCo product? Similarly to how Hershey claims to have invented the Reese Peanut Butter Cup. Second: Could the Mr. Handy have a similar history to the Apple computer? Back "in the day," Apple did not use Intel processors in their computers or any of the familiar parts that a Microsoft or IBM computer would use. They had their own companies making the graphics cards and processors, which was one of the many reasons it was so hard to find programs that would run on them. Then, in the 2000s, Apple announced it would be using Intel processors which made the Apple computer more friendly for programmers, as they knew how those processors worked, and more easily repaired in places like Best Buy. Could the Mr. Handy have been a very niche product because of unique hardware when it was released and then reworked to incorporate RobCo parts to make it more affordable / more easily repaired? Thanks for the video!

my hc is that mr handys are produced like cars: you can get cars that have the same shell, but have different specifications, and are produced by different companies. additionally in certain locations robco mr handys sold better that general atomics mr handys and vice versa. there are also differences in the body design across the companies (robco hr handies use 2 arm eye stalks and move on a rail like system where as genral atomics use one arm, have an armour plate and the stalk is at a fixed position)

I think it’s just because Bethesda sucks at keeping tabs on Fallout lore, like Jet being introduced in Fallout 2 as a post war drug, but being seen in vaults and being talked about in terminal entries from before the war

The amount of time, effort and research you've put into your Fallout lore videos is beyond what any of us fallout fans could have ever asked for! Love it, can't wait for more!

*spongebob voice and raises arms up in the air* "SOILED IT, SOILED IT, SOILED IT, SOILED IT, SOILED IT, SOILED IT"

She says we SUPRIVISORS have sophisticated circuitry. Not mr handy. They are likely modified or upgraded units. Possibly an early experiment or upgrade option of the popular Mr. Handy or Miss Nanny. Either would be good projects to start a company. This also would be why they would have been be chosen to militerize Mr Handy. Plus they suck at keeping lore straight. Or a late buyout.

Here’s an idea: when the Chinese invaded anchorage, military demand for Mr.Gutsys exceeded what General Atomics could build, so they temporarily sold the license to RobCo in order to feed the conflict. RobCo Mr. Handys, GA Mr. Handys.

To possibly further complicate things there's also the matter of Abraxo. There are posters about Mr Handy trusting Abraxo as a cleaning supply. The posters also state that "Abraxodyne" is a Robco chemical.

One other note from the Galaxy Zone, terminal entries that the older General Atomics robots on the Star Control network were putting a heavier strain on the RobCo control system, but that they were happy with their choice of RobCo's Star Control system over General Atomics' Director system (as seen at the galleria). So, strong evidence for them operating separately, and that robots from both companies were at the park. It also indicates that RobCo was capable of working with the programming and control of General Atomics robots, which would lend credence to the notion that someone who was once a RobCo senior designer could modify or create a Handy-units with custom programming.

It could be the same as DirectTv and Dish network. They are both owned by ATT

Unfortunately this sort of reading of the lore as immutable doesn't jive with what happens in reality. Whether it's car companies saying they are first to market with a certain feature or just the text of an advertising display written by someone who doesn't know any better the real world is not perfect. I could totally see someone writing that Liberty Prime is their first joint project because they didn't know the history of Mr. Handy. I could also see someone tasked with writing copy for the robot displays including a Mr. Handy because 'it's a robot, and RobCo makes robots, so RobCo made this robot'. None of this is contrary to my experience with a life full of people claiming things are one way and I know them to be wrong. The facility run by RobCo that still uses General Atomics robots? Plenty of companies use competitors' products either because they had them before the takeover, or there are none of their own line that do the exact task that are needed. Between seeing GM sweep the accomplishments of Tesla under the rug because it would complicate their marketing or an entire Eaton facility that uses Parker brand hoses because they have nearly instant turnaround for prototyping things I can imagine plenty of things in my own life that would be described as continuity errors if subjected to this kind of scrutiny.

"Well..." hahaha you kill me Ox.

Theory: RobCo was trying to corner the robot market, and Mr. House had set in motion the process of a hostile takeover of General Atomics. He was so confident that the takeover would go through that RobCo started presenting the Mr. Handys as their own... then the bombs fell.

Obviously, it’s not meant to be THAT thought out. But, maybe, possibly, perhaps RobCo split their company, which is also called General Atomics...?

So just a random thought... might even have been mentioned by someone else already. What if... Robert House used to work for General Atomics International, possibly contributing to the Mr. Handy robot, prior to striking out on his own and creating RobCo? So, General Atomics International created the Mr. Handy, but Robert House could also, with only a little stretching of the truth (easily enough when ego and/or marketing is involved), claim the same. Then, it is a relatively short step into claiming that RobCo invented it, given that RobCo is, in essence, Robert House. But, if this were the case, why isn't it mentioned by either company? Easy enough to explain. Bad blood and competition. If this hypothesis were true, it could easily have been "common backroom knowledge", but never officially documented because of that rather nasty falling out. Just an idea.

As for the RobCo service center, I think another possible option would be that the building was originally a General Atomics building or another front for the military installation below it. When the military and GA had a falling out, they went to the next company, RoBo, who opened the building as a sales and service center, both as a front and to help explain the shipments of robot parts at all hours and any "working" noises. Then RobCo and the military went on to finish work on the RoboBrain. As for the Mr. Handy's...I personally think someone made a gross error in FNV saying the Handy's were RobCo.

Happy Birthday Robert Haus it's 2020 and you have been born

Could it be that Robco and GA are the same company, but are 'seperate' to avoid some form of anti trust laws? Or maybe the government knew that a single company making all robots was best for national defense but to appease the public split the company while making sure they both worked very closely together?

did anyone not get a notification?

Missed an important line in Supervisor Whites conversation in your video... "Genius is restless,darling. It abhors stagnation. Doctor Gray was tired of the standard Mister Handy personality" So its likely that robco focused more on the computational and software capabilities of the older MR Handies and through a joint or licensed venture, revived the model with military, commercial and personality refits.

I love that you make such an effort to figure it out!

That moment when New Vegas has a bigger continuity error than Fallout 4.

Fallout RPG book states the collaboration between RobCo and General Atomics under the Mister Handy character page.

@ 7:52 you see the mr handy specs, and his nuclair power source has an endurance of 2 years, how come that codsworth powersouce can go on beyond 200 years, can a mr handy refuel itself ? their is mr handy fuel in the house but not a 100 canisters of it.

Willys in WW2 had to outsource to Ford produce it fast enough for the war. Same type of deal? Robco had to get General Atomics to make them in bigger amounts

Some people call me blake others call me Mr. Handy if you catch my drift *wink wink

The Roleplayer is highly distressed. A CONTINUITY ERROR!??!?!?!?!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I strongly feel that GA were the ones behind the design and basic AI for the mister handy, marking the initial releases of the robotic butler, however. years later Rob-Co and GA worked together on the advanced AI for the Mister Handies. just because it isn't stated in the game directly doesn't mean that it isn't true. lots of franchises have lore that's left to the fans to decide for themselves. The AI thing makes the most sense to me since when you look at it Robert House was a genius at AI mapping and similar personalized robotic personalities. Look at the two "female" securitrons he has at the top of the Lucky 38. and Victor. As I recall Victor wasn't something Benny got ahold of.

The only thing I can think of to help tie these together is that maybe before creating RobCo Robert House worked for General Atomics (perhaps even at age 17 or younger) and helped design and build the Mr. Handy.

Are people human? Or are they something else?

I love Mr handys!!!!! damn I wish they were real :(

it could be that DR Gray worked for general atomic's and helped create the Mr Handy's and then hired by Rob-Co at some point or even a number of Gen atomic's employees who worked on the Mr Handy's were hired because of its success giving Rob-Co enough power to say they practically created them because a number of there higher up employees were the ones on the project

Licensing. GA produces the Mr Handy and sells the shell to RobCo who make the mr gutsy. Then you've got the Repconn version and all three have different voice.

[The Wonderful Adventures of Preston Garvey] SEASON 2 Quick Recap: Preston, Gunner 2, and former Enclave doctor, John Dee, went to the C.I.T. Ruins to investigate a satellite that belonged to the Institute. They saw a man be transported away. They transported themselves away. They are being confronted by a mysterious voice on an intercom. Episode Two: (Dark room) Preston: So? Is the voice still there? Speaker: (Static) Okay. Ahem. My bad. Our connection has been terrible today. Maybe we can get you to fix that. Later. Preston: Uh? We aren’t going to fix anything for you. We just saw a guy touch that satellite and get transported here. Speaker: Oh yes, him. He was...uh...we took him away. Just like we will do to you. Gunner 2: You’re going to kill us?! Speaker: No, not necessarily. Everything will be done quite...simply. I just need to turn this knob here, and then scan this. There we are. Preston: Um? What are you doing? Speaker: Nothing of your concern, LOBOTOMITE! Anyways, welcome to the great U.S. Recon Base 369. Preston: What? Speaker: The U.S. Military sent spies here, and they created this magnificent place. Of course, all of the soldiers are dead now. Due to...unexpected neighbors. You’ll meet them soon. I promise. (Gas seeps into the dark room, suffocating the group, making them pass out) Preston: (Wakes up) I do not feel goo...(passes out again) John Dee: (Wakes up, sweating) What! What happened? Gunner 2: (Talks slowly and slurs) Therrrree wwasss sssommee gasss. Then! We passseeddd out. John Dee: Speak English. Preston: (Wakes up again) Another settlement needs our help! John Dee: What? Nevermind. Let’s go everyone. Gunner 2: I...dooon’t knnnowww if I caaan walk. John Dee: Yes! Yes you can! (Grabs Gunner 2) Preston: Where are we? John Dee: It looks like some medical facility. I’ve never seen this kind of technology before. Not even during my time with the Enclave. Preston: Right... Gunner 2: Howww dooo weee get outta here?? John Dee: We will follow the very obvious bright signs that say “exit that way”! (The group makes their way through the facility, eventually reaching the exit) (They go through the doors, coming out to a dark place with bright lights and buildings. There is one dome in the NW area of the place) Voice: Hello! Is this thing on right? *Yes it’s on!* Good. Okay. Hello again, LOBOTOMITES! Preston: They probably can’t hear us, can they? John Dee: Oh we are only thousands of feet from where the sound is coming from, so of course they can’t hear us. Voice: I am Dr. Lister! Preston: Did he say Lister? Voice: *And I am his associate, Dr. Telkes.* They didn’t ask. *They didn’t ask for your name either.* Enough. Alright you three. You will need to rally to that big square box over in the West side of our place. There, you will be united with several other test subjects. Get moving before the storm gets closer! John Dee: Storm? (Turns around, seeing a huge lighting storm in the distance) Preston: Oh my. That’s not going to be fun. Dr. Lister: Don’t waste your time! John Dee: Let’s get moving everyone. (Spin-off segment) (The Pitt has been annexed by the Legion when they first arrived on the East coast, the Legate stayed here before he set off to the Commonwealth, as you may know from Season one obviously) [Centurion Uictor’s Terminal] [Entry One] I finally have this terminal working. Took the slaves hours, but it’s finally up and running correctly. The raiders here seem surprised they were conquered by us. Good thing their leader, Ashur, seems to be taking kindly to the Legate. I still don’t trust these profligates. We’ve already had to crucify ten of the slaves. This was due to a small insurgency within the mill. It’s quite sad. Though, they did deserve it. (End) That’s the end of this episode. Did you enjoy? Go ahead and leave feedback. I love it! Have a great day :)

I dont even think bethesda knows what is happening🤣😂🤣

Incredibly well done and well researched. Whether or not it was robco or general atomics i was at the edge of my seat while oxhorn broke it down and dissected the facts! well done sir!

So someone has previously done a serious delve into this previously and they found that the models of Mr. Handy robots encountered in later games are very different that those encountered in earlier games. Namely, the mechanical arms. They eventually concluded that RobCo later innovated the design of the Mr Handy, which was made by GAI, by giving it the three swiveling arms and also creating a militarized version known as the Mr. Gutsy. So the versions made for home use are those made by GAI and militarized and privatized utility versions were programmed and innovated by RobCo. So the collaboration comes more from the design improvement and specialized models created by RobCo, though initially made by GAI.