diff --git a/code/game/objects/radio/radio.dm b/code/game/objects/radio/radio.dm
index a4812ce53cf..1a0307fd97c 100644
--- a/code/game/objects/radio/radio.dm
+++ b/code/game/objects/radio/radio.dm
@@ -401,6 +401,17 @@
 			hear+=M
 	return hear
 
+/obj/item/device/radio/proc/borg(mob/user as mob, op)
+	if(!(issilicon(user)))
+		return
+	for (var/ch_name in channels)
+		radio_controller.remove_object(src, radiochannels[ch_name])
+	secure_radio_connections = new
+	channels = op
+	for (var/ch_name in op)
+		secure_radio_connections[ch_name] = radio_controller.add_object(src, radiochannels[ch_name],  RADIO_CHAT)
+	return
+
 /obj/item/device/radio/examine()
 	set src in view()
 
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/robot.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/robot.dm
index 2313f43b56f..59fc7a2dbb0 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/robot.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/robot/robot.dm
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@
 			hands.icon_state = "standard"
 			icon_state = "robot"
 			modtype = "Stand"
+			radio.borg(src, list())
 
 		if("Service")
 			module = new /obj/item/weapon/robot_module/butler(src)
@@ -87,12 +88,14 @@
 			else
 				icon_state = "Service2"
 			modtype = "Butler"
+			radio.borg(src, list())
 
 		if("Miner")
 			module = new /obj/item/weapon/robot_module/miner(src)
 			hands.icon_state = "miner"
 			icon_state = "Miner"
 			modtype = "Miner"
+			radio.borg(src, list("Mining" = 1))
 
 		if("Medical")
 			var/sprite = input(src,"Chassis Style", "Chassis Style", "Cancel") in list("Humanoid","Non-Humanoid")
@@ -103,6 +106,7 @@
 			if (sprite == "Non-Humanoid")
 				src.icon_state = "surgeon"
 			modtype = "Med"
+			radio.borg(src, list("Medical" = 1))
 
 		if("Security")
 			var/sprite = input(src,"Chassis Style", "Chassis Style", "Cancel") in list("Humanoid","Non-Humanoid")
@@ -113,6 +117,7 @@
 			if (sprite == "Non-Humanoid")
 				src.icon_state = "bloodhound"
 			modtype = "Sec"
+			radio.borg(src, list("Security" = 1))
 
 		if("Engineering")
 			var/sprite = input(src,"Chassis Style", "Chassis Style", "Cancel") in list("Humanoid","Non-Humanoid")
@@ -123,6 +128,7 @@
 			if (sprite == "Non-Humanoid")
 				src.icon_state = "landmate"
 			modtype = "Eng"
+			radio.borg(src, list("Engineering" = 1))
 
 		if("Janitor")
 			var/sprite = input(src,"Chassis Style", "Chassis Style", "Cancel") in list("Humanoid","Non-Humanoid")
@@ -133,6 +139,7 @@
 			if (sprite == "Non-Humanoid")
 				src.icon_state = "mopgearrex"
 			modtype = "Jan"
+			radio.borg(src, list())
 
 	overlays -= "eyes" //Takes off the eyes that it started with
 	updateicon()
diff --git a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/say.dm b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/say.dm
index 6108dd392ba..53577373c05 100644
--- a/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/say.dm
+++ b/code/modules/mob/living/silicon/say.dm
@@ -26,9 +26,13 @@
 				message = copytext(message, 3)
 				message = trim(copytext(sanitize(message), 1, MAX_MESSAGE_LEN))
 				holopad_talk(message)
-			else//Will not allow anyone by an active AI to use this function.
-				src << "This function is not available to you."
-				return
+			else if(istype(src,/mob/living/silicon/robot))	//Will not allow anyone by an active AI to use this function.
+				message = copytext(message, 3)
+				message = trim(copytext(sanitize(message), 1, MAX_MESSAGE_LEN))
+				var/mob/living/silicon/robot/R = src
+				R.radio.talk_into(src, message, "department")
+			else
+				src << "You cannot use that channel."
 		else
 			return ..(message)
 	else