From:	Mongoose m0ng005e@*********.com
Subject:	Androids
Date:	Wed, 10 Feb 1999 00:31:04 -0600

:One of the things I saw in the RA:S was the Medusa. Isn't this a type of
:android? It sure sounded like one. Looked pretty real...well as real as
a
:freaky dog like think with tentacles could get.

No, The R:AS medusa is basically a crawler drone built pretty much as
a standard (but top of the line) robot per R2's robot rules. They are not
self aware (Deus wouldn't like that, even if he could do it), but are
(very) capable of autonomous function. They can still be controlled as
drones (but might be programmed to turn radio control off if they detect a
MIJI attack).

Mongoose