As... morbid a prospect as that seems, I think that may be the best option. At least, unless some brave soul does volunteer themselves.

Interesting! A mechanical simulacrum of an existing race... I'd heard of some species that dabbled in that kind of technology, but never with what you would call... encouraging results. It's good to see that somewhere out there, things panned out for the best!

My species is Cybertronian, named after the planet that we hail from. We are... what you would call 'naturally-occurring' synthetic organisms, our sparks created by the core of our own planet.