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,
Escape from the Island of Aquarius island of Aquarius to locate MacKenzie, a missionary who, until his note was found, had been presumed dead. Following their arrival on the island, a Polynesian man who speaks little English but seems to recognize MacKenzie's name brings the Coopers to a village that seems more American than Polynesian, where the village's leader greets them and identifies himself as MacKenzie. He explains that the man found on the raft, who was known as Tommy, was a victim of a deadly curse known as "Moro-Kunda"; the Coopers are skeptical of the idea of a curse. A man appears by the edge