Talk:Automaton/@comment-37136407-20181112045546/@comment-10429980-20181113222534

As the profile notes, the individuals currently in existence were all ones that were excavated and reactivated. So at present at least that would mean they can't reproduce.

However, I recall KC noting that gremlins are working hard to decode the technology, and eventually they will be able to build new automatons. One might presume based on that that they could also modify them to become able to reproduce more conventionally too.