The Echo was designed to allow AIs to pass unnoticed among humankind, largely for those occasions when they wished to avoid notice from fans or enthusiasts. In the latter days of mankind, they’ve found more use in helping AIs avoid sudden and violent disassembly by frightened locals. Echo-class armatures are indistinguishable from humans without a close medical examination or severe physical damage. The can perform all the functions of a normal human being so perfectly as to deceive even a lover. A technician with Tech/Postech-1 and access to an operational postech workshop could manufacture an Echo for 500 credits, with a week’s work.
Special: Echo-class armatures are indistinguishable from normal human beings without extensive medical examination