HEARTBEEPS

ValCom 17485 (Kaufman), a robot designed to be a valet with a specialty in lumber commodities, meets AquaCom 89045 (Peters), a hostess companion robot whose primary function is to assist at poolside parties. At a factory awaiting repairs, they fall in love and decide to escape, stealing a van from the company to do so.

They are joined by Catskil, a standup comic robot (which is seen, only sitting, in the entire film). His name is a reference to the Catskill Mountains Borscht Belt resorts, like Grossinger's Resort.

They embark on a quest to find a place to live, as well as satisfy their more immediate need for a fresh electrical supply. They assemble a small robot, Philco (also called Phil), built out of spare parts from the van they stole, whom they treat as their child. Phil speaks in a manner similar to R2-D2. His name is a reference to the Philco battery, radio, and television manufacturer.

Crimebuster, a malfunctioning law-enforcement robot, overhears the orders of the repair workers to get the robots back and goes after the fugitives. With the help of humans who run a junkyard and use Catskil's battery pack, the robots are able to save Phil before running out of power and being returned to the factory. Brought back to the factory, the robots are repeatedly repaired, and their memories cleared. Because they continue to malfunction, they are junked. They are found by the humans who run the junk yard and reassembled. In the junkyard, they live happily and build a sister for Phil named Sophia. The film ends with Crimebuster, after only pretending to have his mind erased, continuing to malfunction and going on another mission to recover the fugitive robots.

After their escape, Val, Aqua, and their robot family are recaptured and returned to the factory, have their memories wiped, and are eventually junked. They're rescued, reassembled, and find new life together in the junkyard, building a sister for Phil.

The ending closes the arc with the robots forging a chosen family in a place built for discards, suggesting resilience and unconventional belonging. Memories wiped, the pair still find each other and persist, turning a junkyard into a home. The fate of Crimebuster, who continues malfunctioning, adds a final note of circular absurdity befitting the film’s whimsical tone.