Verdie Z. Goodsey

Verdie Z. Goodsey was born in Reta, North Exie on Malnar in 2350. Early on she became interested in biology and robology and won a Blankton Scholarship to Fleebus University where she earned a degree in robonetics. She then joined the University of Xanthum as a doctoral student in robo-behavioralism in the Huntley-Smoot Research Institute for Robo-Ethnology.

In 2378, she made a solo field trip to the planet AZR, where she was the first scientist to study the AZR-0 robots in their natural habitat and gained insight into their behavior and communications.

She is the author of AZR-0: Robots in the Wild and Pest Deterrents that Work: Fighting the Stinging Conduit Beetle. She lives in Haxton, North Exie, where she serves as the President of the International Association for the Protection of AZR, and lectures in robo-behavioralism at the Haxton Campus of the University of North Exie.

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What we know from the journal is that Goodsey explores the dusty planet AZR and tries to gather information about the AZR-0 robots, who were previously unknown to the scientific community. Goodsey's stay does not come without hardships: she is plagued by electronic pests and endures sleepless nights as a result of the two suns and three moons of the small planet. Nevertheless, Goodsey tries to keep up with her research, learning the basics of the robots' language and slowly forming a bond with adorable and playful creatures.


History

Conduit Beetle

Next to the AZR-0 robots, the conduit beetle is the only life form on planet AZR. The conduit beetle channels static electricity from its surroundings into painful charges, described as an annoyance similar to the bites of fire ants (source: Verdie Z. Goodsey, Field Journal, 2378).