Forum:Dr. Android?

I was playing through my 3rd replay of the game last night, and I completed The Replicated Man quest. Here I convinced Harkness to let me kill Zimmer myself. Upon blowing the bastard's brains out, I looted his body. And imagine my suprise when I found an Android Component on his body! I never gave him the component given to me by the Railroad.

Does this mean that Dr. Zimmer is an android himself and didnt know it? And furthermore, does this suggest that The Institute is a scociety of perpetually self producing androids, who dont know they are androids, and create lesser androids to work for them? To me that seems to be what is implied here.
 * So you find it unusual that a scientist who develops androids would have a part for an android in his pocket? -- 17:47, September 14, 2010 (UTC)
 * why would he have it on him when hes not at the android lab or what ever its called. i thought it was just a weird thingy, it could just be part of harkness that he would use to find him there. MrDot01 19:27, September 14, 2010 (UTC)
 * Maybe to compare them and confirm that Harkness is a Commonwealth android? http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/fallout/images/0/08/Personal_Sig_Image.gif Tagaziel (call!) 20:56, September 14, 2010 (UTC)
 * he was traveling with an android. Maybe it is for the android, in case it needs immediate repairs.