Copper Valley/The Angelicall Project

The Angelicall Project is a long running project started by Dr Ernst Spalanzani and Sir Juliusz Coppelius in 1881.

Originally started with the goal of creating human life in machines, a falling-out between the two men caused the destruction of the original 'Olympia' model, the shut-down of the project and the untimely retirement of Sir Coppelius.

However their tiff had unwittingly contributed to a tale, The Tales of Hoffmann, in fact. As consequence the project was restarted in 1908, with full financial backing by the Fairytale Authorities.

Despite our automata being created for a story where they shall be destroyed, our main goal has not changed. Rather, we consider this a strength as it prevents an overattachment to the familiar from forming. Our robots may be built to be destroyed but the innovation they bring cannot be disputed!

-Doctor Odessa Lukøje

Our Team
Doctor Odessa Lukøje- Head of Development

Doctor Gourdon Spalanzani-Chief Technician

Professor Faeobe Grant- Programmer

Doctor Urania Blue- Collaborator

''Designed in collaboration with The Clockwork Nightingale Studio. Eyes provided by the Coppelius Workshop.''

Current Project-Project NAO
Our current project, NAO (Network and Occult) is meant to take advantage of the fact that, as with many previous projects we are creating two identical automata.¹

Fertility witches and many fae have historically displayed the ability to create life through magical means, a feat that has yet to be replicated through technology. We shall be using this ability to fully animate one twin (dubbed Galatea) in order to compare her development with an AI, who is connected to the mirrornet. (Euphonia)

The two share a basic series of traits, which are standard requirements for the Olympia role. In addition, they were imbued with a very basic personality so that we are able to track their development. These are:
 * A beautiful voice
 * Dancing talent
 * A sunny disposition
 * A degree of innocence, and an eagerness to learn more about the world.

Galatea
Galatea was animated with help from Dr Urania Blue, a relative of the famous Blue Fairy. All of Galatea's basic traits were given as 'fairy gifts' by Professor Grant. She is given many physical learning resources such as textbooks and tutors.

So far Galatea displays many positive traits, and is very curious about things, particularly the natural world. She has also expressed an interest in attending The Academy of Happily Ever Afters, colloquially known as 'Ever After High.'

Euphonia
Euphonia was programmed with a complex series of AI and high speed processors, meant to allow her to process and store information at comparable rates to a human brain. She is also connected to the mirrornet at all times, able to access any information almost immediately.

Euphonia initially displayed a rapid rate of growth in her capabilities, but this has declined recently. She seems far less engaged than Galatea which is slightly disappointing. However she does seem to be actively using the mirrornet which could account for her lack of behaviour.

(Still though you'd think at least something would have worked by now right?? Isn't the mirrornet altered from magic mirrors or something?!?)

Outer Appearance
The NAO automata are crafted to resemble ball-jointed dolls. They are human in appearance, and loosely based off of Dr Spalanzani's relative in appearance. Many Mazurka dollmakers were consulted in the design process, in order to make them appear as charming as possible, as well as to minimise the uncanny valley effect. For the most part this was successful.

They are rather short, standing at 4.9ft tall. They have a rather heavyset build, to accomodate for the complex machinery that allows them to function.

Their eyes are their most striking feature, large glass insets designed by Doctor Coppelius himself. Their eyes are deliberately enlarged beyond what is humanly realistic for the purpose of making them more prominent. They really are stunning pieces of artistry.