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In and around [[Kaldor City]], '''Kaldor androids''' served the people of [[Kaldor]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Escape from Kaldor (audio story)|Escape from Kaldor]]'') Manufactured by the [[Kaldor City Company]], they were initially used only as servants, and for manual labour, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Robots of Death (TV story)|The Robots of Death]]'') exclusively by the upper [[social class|classes]], though later developments saw a greater and greater diversification in the tasks these androids were programmed for. At most points in Kaldor's history, the android workforce was integral to its [[economy]], providing the backbone for the [[Founding Families]]' [[hegemony|hegemonic]] [[power]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Escape from Kaldor (audio story)|Escape from Kaldor]]'', ''[[The Robots of Life (audio story)|The Robots of Life]]'', et al.) | |||
At the time the [[Fourth Doctor]] first encountered these robots, they made up almost the entire crew of the [[sandminer]]s on Kaldor. These were called '''Sandminer robots'''. Although superficially similar (all were designed to be aesthetically pleasing), the robots were constructed in several varieties which differed in their intelligence, autonomy, and ability to communicate. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Robots of Death (TV story)|The Robots of Death]]'') | |||
At one point, attempts were made to suit Kaldor robots to the task of [[therapist|providing therapy]], as [[bereavement counsellor]]s, but the [[empathy chip]]s required ultimately conflicted with other [[circuit]]s, and the project was abandoned. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Robots of Life (audio story)|The Robots of Life]]'') Nonetheless, later prototypes for [[artificial intelligence]] were capable of [[learning]], and both understanding and simulating [[human]] [[behaviour]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Sentient (audio story)|The Sentient]]'', ''[[Love Me Not (audio story)|Love Me Not]]'') | |||
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