The police force of the (not so distant) future is a fleet of droids, originally created by Deon Wilson (Dev Patel).
Wilson at work in front of a police robot.
Wilson reprograms one of the police robots in secret and gives him the ability to think and feel.
Wilson and crew name him Chappie (voiced by Sharlto Copley) and start teaching him as if he were a child.
Chappie receives his first book from Wilson.
At one point, Wilson tells Chappie he can write a poem and have original thoughts. Chappie paints a picture of a car with the the technique of a printer.
Vincent Moore (Hugh Jackman) and his mullet disapprove of the idea of intelligent robots, and worry they could pose a major threat to humanity.
Mayhem ensues as the powers that be try to find and destroy Chappie.
Of course, Wilson argues that Chappie is a special being, worthy of existence.
Erin Carson is a Staff Reporter for CNET and a former Multimedia Editor for TechRepublic.
