The Wild Robot Escapes

The Makers of TechLab Industries created ROZZUM unit 7134 to be an obedient, hard-working, and intelligent robot, like the thousands of other ROZZUM models. Roz embodies all those attributes and more, and though she is a carbon copy in her body, her intelligence is singular. Roz did not begin her life in a working environment like most robots, which caused her to adapt and evolve uniquely. After a shipwreck, Roz spends the beginning of her life on an island learning to survive in nature, and the unique environment shapes her abilities and causes her to grow and adapt far differently than if she were working in a city or factory. However, nothing shapes Roz more than becoming a mother to the orphaned goose Brightbill. Caring for the goose fosters a sense of nurturing and innocence in Roz and teaches her to think differently than other machines.

Roz is aware of being different from both other robots and animals, and she constantly struggles to blend into her environment or avoid frightening others. Humans are accustomed to the sight of robots working amongst them, but animals fear the large, shiny machine, and Roz often must defend herself by saying, “I am not a monster, I am a robot.