Professor Goodfeels

[danconnors]

You can pick him up at Sunshine settlement very early in the game. You can reprogram him to be a guard. But mine insists on following me and not being a guard. Is there anything useful you can do with him. Can you introduce him to Codsworth? Make him into a settler? Etc?

[Out Of Bubblegum]

No to all. I have read that he will die or disappear 99% of the time.

https://fallout.fandom.com/wiki/Goodfeels

[Solomon Hawk]

Well, you can send him off for maintenance. Whether he makes it there or not, that'll at least tell you where he was built and you can go explore that place.

[Stardustfire]

he will only follow you in the boundarys of the settlement, so i normaly reprogramm him to guard status and than use him as helper to clear out the settlement. he dont count as settler and isnt essential, like some other nonesettler npc in other settlements (the one at the marina for example)

[danconnors]

Pity. I've always felt that someone screwed up making this character.

[The Inept European]

Same. He feels part-finished.

[Dinger]

this play i left him / it alone .. no reprogram .. just as it was ..

3 rd time i returned .. no where to be found .

think it in game . he just for grins .

[Rguy1]

Originally posted by The Inept European:

Same. He feels part-finished.

Just like most bethesda games.

[Fluffy Newfoundland]

Originally posted by Rguy1:

Originally posted by The Inept European:

Same. He feels part-finished.

Just like most bethesda games.

This is what probably happened anyway. But guess what ? You can find a mod to have him as a companion.