General Atomics International

General Atomics International (GAI) was a pre-War company specializing in industrial robotics, energy, weapons, and software up until the Great War.
==Background==
One of the most prominent industrial robotics manufacturers in the world,The Vault Dweller: "{118}{}{Please be more specific.}"Robot control terminal: "{120}{}{The style of industrial robots are commonly referred to as 'Robobrain'. [Click!] General Atomics International has the finest industrial robots in the world. Buy two or more GAI robots and save! Special deal on 'Mr. Handy' models! [Click!] Advertising applet terminated.}"(ROBCTRL.MSG) General Atomics was one of the first companies to introduce modern robots to the market, starting with the Mister Handy model in 2037, as a general purpose construction and maintenance unit. Used widely on both the American and Mexican markets (especially after the Mexico City earthquake of 2042), it was a rugged, reliable design, which received just one major hardware update in 2039, to eliminate a bug causing interference in the operation of the multiple arms.Fallout: The Roleplaying GameMr. Handy design document
Although the model was vastly successful, it was still a design rooted in the technology of the 2030s, with a compact computer brain that was incapable of learning or executing complex tasks without extensive programming. By the 2070s, it was an automaton surrounded by more advanced designs utilizing cutting edge neural networks. In order to maintain their market share, General Atomics entered into a joint venture with RobCo Industries, combining its talent with General Atomics' experience in robotics.Museum of Technology terminal entries; Museum Information, Robotics ExhibitsTour guide: "Ready for the REPCONN tour, Rocketeers? Courtesy of the fine folks at RobCo, I'll be your guide today on the path of... Scientific. Discovery. Look here - a row of multi-colored plasma fuels! Careful, they may look safe to drink, but your stomach is the last place they should be. Why the difference in cylinder size? Refining our production methods has resulted in higher yields of fuel over time, that's why! To my right you can see a sample of some old "safety barrels" REPCONN once used to store radioactive waste. Perfectly safe. On my left is an example of a mountain of REPCONN safety barrels some legislators claim are poisoning our environment. Ridiculous. Behind me is our most recent rocket project, which we're keeping under our hats... until "launch," if you'll pardon the expression. And in front of me is a model - not actual size - of the launch dome we are using to send our rockets screeeeaming into orbit. Now for the highlight of our tour! Due to a generous donation from RobCo, this next exhibit showcases the wondrous world of - robots! "(Tour guide's dialogue) The resulting model was a sleek, elegant design capable of self-programming and initiative, more than making up for halving the number of arms to just three. Despite its sophistication, it was also cost-effective, making it the perfect domestic servant robot.REPCONN headquarters placard: The 'Hand' in HandyYou never can have too many hands - three, why not four? That was RobCo's inspiration behind the popular (and cost-effective) Mr. Handy model, the first of the line shown here. Always a help around the household, whether with Mom in the kitchen using its titanium circular power saw or in the garage with Dad using its armor-piercing laser array, Mr. Handy is not just helpful... he's your friend, too.Exhibit Brought to You By Your Friends at RobCo.Fallout 4 loading screens: "Created by General Atomics International as a domestic servant robot, Mister Handy is equipped with tools that can be used as weapons, if the need arises." The success of the joint venture resulted in the U.S. Army tapping GAI and RobCo to create Liberty Prime around 2072Citadel terminal entries; Liberty Prime Operation, Capital Post Article -- June 3, 2072 and spearhead the creation of Robobrains at Robotics Technology Facility RB-2851 in Boston, Massachusetts.RobCo Sales & Service Center terminal entries; Production control terminal
Beyond their robots, GAI also manufactured nuclear reactors for various purposes, such as providing backup power for Vaults (e.g. Vault 13),Vault Dweller's Survival Guide p.1-1—1-2: Important Vault StatisticsVault Number ............................13Starting construction date .........August 2063Ending construction date ..........March 2069Starting Budget .........................$400,000,000,000
Final Budget, with interest ........$645,000,000,000Total number of occupants .......1,000 (at capacity)Total duration ...........................10 years (at capacity)Number of living quarters .........100 (hot bunking required if at maximum capacity)Door thickness ..........................4 yards, steelEarth coverage .........................3,200,000 tons of soil, at 200 feetComputer control system .........Think machinePrimary power supply ...............Geo-thermalSecondary power supply ..........General Atomics Nuclear Power backup systemsPower requirements .................3.98mkw/dayStores .......................................Complete construction equipment, hydro-agricultural farms, water purification from underground river, defensive weaponry to equip 10 men, communication, social and entertainment files (for total duration) wave/particle diverters for laser weapons,Fort Independence terminal entries; Research Note - Laser Rifle and even experimented with autonomous, automated robot networks supposed to maintain a facility independently. However, their Director Management System proved to be a disaster,Starport Nuka terminal entries; Star control mainframe, Technician's Log - 8/31/2077 resulting in numerous fatalities at General Atomics Galleria that forced a shutdown of the facilityGeneral Atomics Galleria terminal entries; Supervisor's terminal, 7/19/77General Atomics Galleria terminal entries; Supervisor's terminal, 7/26/77 until firmware updates could be delivered to the affected robots. The casualties included the human supervisor who was legally required to be present on site.General Atomics Galleria terminal entries; Supervisor's terminal, 10/23/77 The fact that the corporation did not go under can be chalked up to their official policy of bribing any survivors into silence (called "immediate financial settlement" in corpospeak).
==Locations==
* General Atomics factory, Boston (The Commonwealth)
* General Atomics Galleria and outlet, Massachusetts (The Commonwealth)
* USA Robotics Technology Facility RB-2851, Boston (The Commonwealth)
==Employees==
==Products==
===Robots===
Mister Handy was produced by General Atomics International as a house-keeping and defensive robot, able to help out around the house and defend itself and possibly others with its buzzsaw and flamethrower. Mister Handy is speech-capable, communicating in a polite English accent.
====Mister Gutsy====
Mister Gutsy is a modified Type-II Mister Handy designed for military use by the U.S. Army. Mister Gutsy comes with a plasma weapon, flamethrower, and significantly better armor than Mister Handy.
====Robobrain====
The robobrain was created by GAI as a military robot for the US. It uses a real organic brain as its processor. Military models are capable of using integrated laser weapons, sonic projection rays, and have human-enough manipulator claws to wield submachine guns and rifles. The robobrain, by the time of the Great War, still experimental with the only test runs seen by the general populace and never seeing full-fledged release.
====Miss Nanny====
Miss Nanny is an alternative to the Mister Handy model, programmed to speak French, and English in a French accent."Petit a petit, l'oiseau fait son nid, n'est-ce pas?" (among other lines)(Miss Nanny's dialogue)
====Mister Orderly====
Mister Orderly, unlike the Mister Handy or Mister Gutsy, is dedicated to medical procedures and experimental surgery. It is not hard to distinguish it from a Mister Handy as it has a white paint job on the body and has white and blue arms, each bearing a red border. However, it has the same British butler voice of the Mister Handy series of robots.
They were used in the Y-17 medical facility at Big MT. Like the late models of the Mister Handy line, they are capable of quite eloquent speech with a stereotypical English accent. They have three pincers of a blue color instead of the saw blade and the blowtorch of the Type-I Mister Handy.
===Other products===
;Other
* Wave/particle diverter, a critical component of laser weapons.
* AER9 laser rifle (AER14 prototype)
* Nuclear reactors: Produced primarily for Vault-Tec Corporation for use at the Vaults.Citadel terminal entries; Vault-Tec terminal
* BS7 transistor radioScoot's shack terminal entries; Ghost Field Research #1
* Washing machine
* Dryer
;Software
* In-Home Servant Interface 3.1
* Director Management System
* Askforhelp Helper SystemBerkeley Springs terminal entries#Davis family's terminal
==Notes==
* The Sentinel Control System is an automaton featured in Fallout 4s Creation Club content "Sentinel Control System Companion." The Sentinel Control System was developed by General Atomics International in cooperation with West Tek. It was meant to provide military support to Army units by repurposing pre-existing power armor pieces.
==Appearances==
General Atomics International is mentioned in the Fallout manual, Fallout 3, Fallout 4 and its add-on Automatron, Creation Club content, Fallout 76, and Fallout: The Roleplaying Game. The company's products appear in all Fallout games.
==Behind the scenes==
* The name of the company is a reference to the "General Atomics" company repeatedly mentioned in Robert Heinlein's science fiction stories,Fallout at 25 Fallout Wiki roundtableTagaziel: "Also: Question: Regarding the idea of "corps", very few corporations were actually shown in Fallout 1 and 2's world, with the biggest ones mentioned being RobCo and General Atomics, who wouldn't be expanded on until later on in the series. Is that a cyberpunk influence? A reference to the historic, massive growth of corporations in the WW2/post-war era? And specifically for @LeonB did you work on the signage? We've been trying to get a clear shot of Poseidon Gasoline for a while."[...]Tim Cain: "The name General Atomics is from stories by Robert Heinlein, and RobCo was because they were robbing you"Tagaziel: "Wait, really?"Tagaziel: "Not because they were working on robots?"bleep196: "No it's kind of in the subtext that they are literally scamming you"Tim Cain: "I am pretty sure the robbing angle came first, and them making robots was second"The Biggest Influences On Fallout, 1:30 which is in turn a parody of General Electric, a nuclear physics and home appliance specialized company. 
** However, there is a rather obscure real-world defense technology company known as General Atomics Technologies Corporation, which was founded in 1955.
==Gallery==
FO4 gen atom sign.jpg|Location in Boston
FO4 Signage Gen Galler.jpg|Entryway signage at the General Atomics Galleria
F76 Clarksburg P 1.png|Advertisement in Appalachia
==References==
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