Who said that robots and computers could never possess the capacity for feelings, creativity or love? It's an undying quest for an android named Andrew, otherwise listed as an NDR-114 robot purchased as a household appliance by patriarch Richard Martin for his family. The Martins, including their two daughters and granddaughter, treat Andrew as a real person, but his increasing creativity and compassion makes them wonder: Is Andrew just well-programmed, or is he becoming human? Over the course of two centuries, Andrew sets out on a journey of self-discovery to find out what it is to be human, including the faults, frailties and mortality inherent in Earth's creatures.