Well, the Japanese may or may not be building giant fighting robots to protect us from UFOs, but the Russians are most definitely building androids. No, this is not a robot army intended to invade the USA, nor is it a cunning plot to create citizens programmed to believe in Communism. The androids are apparently to be put to work maintaining Russia’s railways. Why they need to be able to talk and dance is unclear, but given how fond the Russians are of SF, perhaps we should not be surprised. Maybe one or two of Russia’s new metal citizens will be allowed to attend next year’s Eurocon, Mr. Putin, please.