ED - E My Love ED - E My Love is a in " " . Overview . The robot ED - E lies deactivated and in need of repair in Primm . It is a prototype " duraframe " eyebot containing research data and voice recordings from Whitley , an Enclave researcher . Damage sustained by ED - E over time has made accessing the data difficult . The voice recordings , however , can be unlocked with certain keywords spoken by various inhabitants of the Mojave Wasteland when talked to by the Courier . Accessing these audio logs brings ED - E to the attention of the Brotherhood of Steel and the Followers of the Apocalypse , who both wish to examine the robot further . The choice of which group will determine ED - E ' s upgrade as compensation for the research data it is carrying . There are other upgrades for ED - E that can be found in the Fallout New Vegas add - on , " Lonesome Road " . Detailed walkthrough . Finding and repairing ED - E . There will be a broken robot found on a counter in the Nash residence in Primm . This building is on the corner opposite both the Vikki and Vance Casino and the Bison Steve Hotel ; it will be on the right if crossing the bridge into Primm from the nearby NCR camp . The Nash residence is also known as the local Mojave Express office , according to the large sign on the roof . Talk to Johnson Nash , the owner of the store , and mention the robot sitting on the counter . He will reveal that he does not know much about it , and will offhandedly suggest taking it to the junkyard near Novac . Examining the broken robot will reveal that it can be fixed with the appropriate skills , or items : After ED - E is repaired , enable its protocol . Playback event triggers . There are two pre - recorded messages in ED - E regarding the databanks it is carrying . There is a 5 day waiting period after the first message is triggered before the second can be triggered . The triggers for these messages are specific words or phrases found in the dialogue of different characters , usually occurring while talking to someone who used to be in ( or talks about ) the Enclave , or someone who talks about technology . Audio log 1 . To trigger the first message , talk to any one of the following : When the message is triggered , the Courier will be turned to face ED - E and an audio file will begin playing : After this message ( Audio log 1 ) has been triggered , the quest will be added to the quest log , but Audio log 2 ( below ) may not be immediately triggered . ED - E will not react to any further keywords until at least five in - game days have passed . Audio log 2 . After passing at least five in - game days , do any one of the following : Some of the characters that can trigger audio log 1 can trigger the second audio log , so long as they haven ' t triggered the first one . As with the first triggered message , the Courier will be turned to face ED - E and the second audio file will begin playing : Upgrading ED - E . After both the logs have been triggered , in approximately 2 in - game days the Brotherhood of Steel will express their interest in ED - E . Senior Knight Lorenzo will be talking through ED - E in a radio transmission : He goes on to say that he would like to examine ED - E and will ask it be brought to a patrol near the REPCONN headquarters , unless one has already been there and recovered the holotape in which case he ' ll ask them to come to Hidden Valley . Once there , go to the third floor where there is a dead member of the Brotherhood scouting party . A holotape note will be next to , or in the inventory of the corpse . As Lorenzo is speaking , his transmission will be interrupted by April Martimer of the Followers of the Apocalypse , asking that ED - E be brought to them instead . From here , choose which faction will upgrade ED - E . Brotherhood of Steel . Once the holotape has been acquired , the Courier will be prompted to go to Hidden Valley , where their bunker is located . To gain entrance to the bunker , Senior Paladin Ramos , the head of the security , will strip the Courier of all their belongings and will closely escort them to meet Elder McNamara . The elder will require being trusted , and will fit the Courier with an explosive collar to prevent trouble while carrying out a task for him . In order to be trusted by the Brotherhood , Ranger Dobson will have to be taken care of . He is an who is posing a threat to the Brotherhood ' s secrecy by patrolling nearby their bunker . Getting rid of him by any means necessary will gain the elder ' s trust , and will remove the explosive collar . With free clearance to the bunker , it is possible to talk to Senior Knight Lorenzo , who will be located on the second lower floor of the bunker . Alternatively , the tasks above will not need to be done if access to the bunker has already been gained before this quest , or if Veronica is a companion . If the bunker has already been accessed , there will just be a prompt to meet Senior Knight Lorenzo . If Veronica is escorting the Courier they will not have to earn the trust , since she is held responsible for their actions . ED - E ' s upgrade by the Brotherhood . Lorenzo will upgrade ED - E ' s armor as compensation for the databanks regarding Poseidon Energy research . This will give ED - E a defense bonus from base 8 DT to 20 DT ( + 12 Damage Threshold ) , and a refurbished metallic surface , clean of its stickers and the car license plate . After three to four days , ED - E will return to Primm . Followers of the Apocalypse . April Martimer is a scientist for the Followers of the Apocalypse . She sees potential in ED - E , because its data can serve the greater good in the future if examined . She will be found in the Old Mormon Fort , the Followers ' headquarters . The fort can be reached through Freeside ' s north gate . April will not make contact with the Courier until they have discovered Hidden Valley . April Martimer will upgrade ED - E ' s weapon system to compensate for the data that can help the greater good in the future . This will give ED - E an extra laser zapper ( + 5 DAM , + 5 shots / sec , + 169 DPS , - 0 . 01 Min Spread , + 0 . 5 % Critical Chance and + 5 Critical Damage ) . ED - E will keep his usual laser but will use his new blaster at short - medium range . The bolts fired are similar to the alien blaster and its armor will be cleaned of its stickers and license plate . After three to four days , ED - E will return to Primm . Conclusion . After three in - game days have passed , the quest advances and a message will appear saying that ED - E has returned to the Mojave Express building in Primm . Once the building is entered , the quest will be completed . However , one will still have to speak to ED - E in order to recruit him . Behind the scenes . The name of the quest is a reference to the 1956 song " " by The Teen Queens .