VSR-2: Talos FG as a high school science fair project, however, the research into affordable humanoid robotics began as far back as 2005 in his middle school years and included his former partner, Anthony Winterton. The prefix 'VSR-2' is an acroname meaning Variable Sequenced Robot - 2nd Model. The name 'Talos' originated in Greek mythology, and was a giant man of bronze who protected Europa in Crete from pirates and invaders by circling the island's shores three times daily while guarding it. It is sometimes referred to as history's first recorded concept of a humanoid robot. 'FG' is another acroname meaning Final Generation,
Sedef Island a strict building code to make sure that the island's nature and environment will be protected. It is not allowed to build houses with more than 2 floors. The island's Greek name, "Terebinthos", means "turpentine", which suggests a significant presence of the turpentine tree or terebinth in earlier times. In 857 AD Patriarch Ignatios of Constantinople was sent in exile to the island, where he was imprisoned for 10 years before being re-elected as Patriarch in 867 AD. Sedef Island Sedef Island, (, literally "Mother-of-Pearl Island"; Greek: Τερέβυνθος "Terebinthos", and in ancient times also "Androvitha" or "Andircuithos") is one of