Mister Handy

Mr. Handy is a unique robot with several mechanical arms. It was designed as an allround house helper but it can also defend itself. It’s tough, and it can leave you broken and bruised.

The Mr. Handy series of robots was first brought to market in 2037 as a general construction and maintenance unit by General Atomics International. Primarily used in the United States and Mexico (where it was the leader in sales after the Mexico City quake of 2042), the Mr. Handy was a reliable robot. An early bug that caused interference in the operation of the multiple arms was fixed with a hardware update in 2039, with no major problems since then. A key selling feature is the nuclear power unit (a model 238B, licensed from Calpower) and self-maintenance modes. Multiple Mr. Handys are capable of keeping themselves in working condition and are also fully programmed to perform nuclear fuel replacements. Secondary programming handles radiation cleansing after refueling.

There are at least two different models in the Mr. Handy line, as well as a military version called Mister Gutsy.

Late models in the Mr. Handy line are capable of quite eloquent speech. They generally have an affected English accent and speak politely at all times. Most of them have very cheerful personalities. Mr. Handy models that have been programmed as personal butlers are equipped to tell amusing jokes on command, though their "joke capacitor" needs to recharge between uses.

Type I

 * Brain: A small computer brain (1 lb)
 * Sensors: Basic sensors with one eye (.8 lbs)
 * Communicator: Basic communicator with a disturbing voice (.5 lbs)
 * Arm Motors: Six arm motors, extra-flexible (6 lbs, .1 KW)
 * Propulsion: Two 200 KW motive power ducted fans, vectored (147 lbs) with GEV skirts.
 * Accessories: Integral mechanic toolset (10 lbs)
 * Power System: Routine power requirement 400.6 KW. One nuclear power unit with 200 KW output (225 lbs, 2 year endurance). Eight rechargeable E-cells with 270,000 KWS output (20 lbs).
 * Subassemblies: Head, two pods, six arms.
 * Body Design: Houses nuclear power unit, rechargeable E-cells, integral mechanic toolset, and small brain.
 * Head Design: Houses sensors, spotlight and communicator. Full rotation.
 * Pod Design: Houses ducted fans.
 * Arm Design: Houses arm motors and manipulators.

Type II
Differences from Type I Mr. Handy:
 * Sensors: Basic sensors with three eyes
 * Communicator: Advanced communicator with a human-like voice
 * Arm Motors: Three arm motors, extra-flexible, one ending with a saw blade
 * Propulsion: One power ducted fan, vectored with GEV skirt.
 * Size: Much smaller than Type I.
 * Accessories: A saw blade and a blowtorch that can be used as a flamethrower.

Notable Mr. Handy robots

 * Crashed Vertibird Robot
 * Andy
 * Wadsworth
 * Godfrey
 * Mabel Henderson's Mr. Handy
 * Milo the Shipping Foreman

Appearances in games
Mr. Handy robots appear in Fallout, Fallout 2 (Type I) and Fallout 3 (Type II). They were also to appear in Van Buren, the cancelled Fallout 3 by Black Isle.