I see what you did there with the date of release. But believe me or not, I think this thing works both as a joke and as a completely straight-faced Item in the Arsenal.
When I wrote Shifty, Meta told me that Everyone eventually makes [their] "Anomaly making device", and I think the same can be claimed about "anomalous substitute for (actual) human beings". And yours fills that niche par excellence.
They are not implied to be smart enough to make any sort of useable army out of them, not ubiquitous enough we could abuse their sheer quantity, and do require maintenance/are a drain on resources, but not to the point where "hire a guy of Fiverr for the worst job of his life" becomes the better alternative.
Physically, these things are horrifying enough, and I will draw connections to SCP-C389 in my headcanon. (Also, I should finish the Grunt Drones, those would certainly spark confusion in conjunction with these).
Overall, big super-duper upvote from me. I know I'm usually more reluctant when it comes to praise than to dishing out devastating critique, but you deserve this one.
