The studio execs literally went "well, we can't just have one dude in the movie, so let's add sex appeal by making GERTY an actual hot woman - but she is tied t

The studio execs literally went "well, we can't just have one dude in the movie, so let's add sex appeal by making GERTY an actual hot woman - but she is tied to the place and can never leave the premises, just like that robot".