Biological Androids

Biological Androids is the name of a chapter in GURPS Robots, as well as a technology of the same name. They are also mentioned in GURPS: Bio-Tech.
==Concept==
A biological android (bioroid for short) is composed of organic material. While they can be grown in vats, that is not universal. As a rule of thumb they generally do not exist until late TL9.
==Examples==
*The alien soldiers of Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross
*The "Hosts" of the Westworld TV series.
*The Replicants of Blade Runner.
*The third generation synths of Fallout.
*The Composites of Scream and Scream Again - though technically they are a variation of Frankenstein's Monster built from still living material.
== Trivia ==
If a robotic brain is installed in a bioroid, it's a reverse cyborg!
==References==
*GURPS Robots p. 74-81
*GURPS Bio-Tech p. 26-27, 214
Category:Setting Concepts