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In the world of Star Trek: Picard, artificial life like androids have effectively been outlawed. 1 / 9

However, Picard's discovery of an android who is Data's daughter sends him to the Daystrom Institute. 2 / 9

The Daystrom Institiute is named after a brilliant scientist who had a mental breakdown in TOS. 3 / 9

At Daystrom, Picard meets Doctor Jurati, who tells him about Bruce Maddox's continuing work. 4 / 9

In Star Trek: The Next Generation, Maddox tried to take Data apart for research. 5 / 9

While his efforts failed, he continued his research on synthetic life. 6 / 9

He even acknowledged Data's personhood and corresponded with him. 7 / 9

However, Maddox seemingly took Data's sibling, B-4 apart at the Daystrom Institute. 8 / 9

Maddox and his creations seem primed to play a big role in Picard going forward. 9 / 9