Taran android

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The inner workings of a Taran android head. (TV: The Androids of Tara)

Taran androids were intricate androids which looked exactly like the human colonists. They were used by them to replace their dead when they were struck by a plague.

An android of Prince Reynart was used to distract Grendel of Gracht from assassinating him. The android was used in Reynart's place, at his coronation. (TV: The Androids of Tara)