diff --git a/code/modules/research/designs/medical_designs.dm b/code/modules/research/designs/medical_designs.dm
index cf17ec8545..5d28603055 100644
--- a/code/modules/research/designs/medical_designs.dm
+++ b/code/modules/research/designs/medical_designs.dm
@@ -958,6 +958,13 @@
 	surgery = /datum/surgery/advanced/brainwashing
 	research_icon_state = "surgery_head"
 
+/datum/design/surgery/robo_brainwashing
+	name = "Reprogramming"
+	desc = "A surgical procedure which hardcodes a directive into the patient's logic subroutines, making it their absolute priority. It can be purged using a mindshield implant."
+	id = "surgery_robot_brainwashing"
+	surgery = /datum/surgery/advanced/robot_brainwashing
+	research_icon_state = "surgery_head"
+
 /datum/design/surgery/nerve_splicing
 	name = "Nerve Splicing"
 	desc = "A surgical procedure which splices the patient's nerves, making them more resistant to stuns."
diff --git a/code/modules/research/techweb/nodes/medical_nodes.dm b/code/modules/research/techweb/nodes/medical_nodes.dm
index 1b4b41e601..7b6047724f 100644
--- a/code/modules/research/techweb/nodes/medical_nodes.dm
+++ b/code/modules/research/techweb/nodes/medical_nodes.dm
@@ -152,5 +152,5 @@
 	display_name = "Alien Surgery"
 	description = "Abductors did nothing wrong."
 	prereq_ids = list("exp_surgery", "alientech")
-	design_ids = list("surgery_brainwashing","surgery_zombie", "surgery_ext_dissection", "surgery_heal_combo_upgrade_femto")
+	design_ids = list("surgery_brainwashing", "surgery_robot_brainwashing", "surgery_zombie", "surgery_ext_dissection", "surgery_heal_combo_upgrade_femto")
 	research_costs = list(TECHWEB_POINT_TYPE_GENERIC = 10000)
diff --git a/code/modules/surgery/advanced/brainwashing.dm b/code/modules/surgery/advanced/brainwashing.dm
index 01eb22c0a8..7ad7af273a 100644
--- a/code/modules/surgery/advanced/brainwashing.dm
+++ b/code/modules/surgery/advanced/brainwashing.dm
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 /obj/item/disk/surgery/brainwashing
 	name = "Brainwashing Surgery Disk"
 	desc = "The disk provides instructions on how to impress an order on a brain, making it the primary objective of the patient."
-	surgeries = list(/datum/surgery/advanced/brainwashing)
+	surgeries = list(
+	/datum/surgery/advanced/brainwashing,
+	/datum/surgery/advanced/robot_brainwashing)
 
 /datum/surgery/advanced/brainwashing
 	name = "Brainwashing"
diff --git a/code/modules/surgery/advanced/robot_brainwashing.dm b/code/modules/surgery/advanced/robot_brainwashing.dm
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..427005b4c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/code/modules/surgery/advanced/robot_brainwashing.dm
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+/datum/surgery/advanced/robot_brainwashing
+	name = "Reprogramming"
+	desc = "A surgical procedure which hardcodes a directive into the patient's logic subroutines, making it their absolute priority. It can be purged using a mindshield implant."
+	possible_locs = list(BODY_ZONE_HEAD)
+	requires_bodypart_type = BODYPART_ROBOTIC
+	steps = list(/datum/surgery_step/mechanic_open,
+	/datum/surgery_step/open_hatch,
+	/datum/surgery_step/mechanic_unwrench,
+	/datum/surgery_step/prepare_electronics,
+	/datum/surgery_step/reprogram,
+	/datum/surgery_step/mechanic_wrench,
+	/datum/surgery_step/mechanic_close)
+
+/datum/surgery/advanced/reprogramming/can_start(mob/user, mob/living/carbon/target, obj/item/tool)
+	if(!..())
+		return FALSE
+	var/obj/item/organ/brain/B = target.getorganslot(ORGAN_SLOT_BRAIN)
+	if(!B)
+		return FALSE
+	return TRUE
+
+/datum/surgery_step/reprogram
+	name = "reprogram"
+	implements = list(TOOL_MULTITOOL = 85, TOOL_HEMOSTAT = 50, TOOL_WIRECUTTER = 35, /obj/item/stack/packageWrap = 35, /obj/item/stack/cable_coil = 15, /obj/item/card/emag = 100)
+	time = 200
+	var/objective
+
+/datum/surgery_step/reprogram/preop(mob/user, mob/living/carbon/target, target_zone, obj/item/tool, datum/surgery/surgery)
+	objective = stripped_input(user, "Choose the objective to imprint on your victim's posibrain.", "Reprogramming", null, MAX_MESSAGE_LEN)
+	if(!objective)
+		return -1
+	display_results(user, target, "<span class='notice'>You begin to reprogram [target]...</span>",
+		"[user] begins to fix [target]'s posibrain.",
+		"[user] begins to perform surgery on [target]'s posibrain.")
+
+/datum/surgery_step/reprogram/success(mob/user, mob/living/carbon/target, target_zone, obj/item/tool, datum/surgery/surgery)
+	if(!target.mind)
+		to_chat(user, "<span class='warning'>[target] doesn't respond to the reprogramming, as if [target.p_they()] lacked a mind...</span>")
+		return FALSE
+	if(HAS_TRAIT(target, TRAIT_MINDSHIELD))
+		to_chat(user, "<span class='warning'>You hear a faint buzzing from a device inside [target]'s posibrain, and the programming is purged.</span>")
+		return FALSE
+	display_results(user, target, "<span class='notice'>You succeed in reprogramming [target].</span>",
+		"[user] successfully fixes [target]'s posibrain!",
+		"[user] completes the surgery on [target]'s posibrain.")
+	to_chat(target, "<span class='userdanger'>A new directive fills your mind... you feel forced to obey it!</span>")
+	brainwash(target, objective)
+	message_admins("[ADMIN_LOOKUPFLW(user)] surgically synth-brainwashed [ADMIN_LOOKUPFLW(target)] with the objective '[objective]'.")
+	log_game("[key_name(user)] surgically synth-brainwashed [key_name(target)] with the objective '[objective]'.")
+	return TRUE
+
+/datum/surgery_step/reprogram/failure(mob/user, mob/living/carbon/target, target_zone, obj/item/tool, datum/surgery/surgery)
+	if(target.getorganslot(ORGAN_SLOT_BRAIN))
+		display_results(user, target, "<span class='warning'>You screw up, causing more damage!</span>",
+			"<span class='warning'>[user] screws up, causing damage to the circuits!/span>",
+			"[user] completes the surgery on [target]'s posibrain.")
+		target.adjustOrganLoss(ORGAN_SLOT_BRAIN, 40)
+	else
+		user.visible_message("<span class='warning'>[user] suddenly notices that the posibrain [user.p_they()] [user.p_were()] working on is not there anymore.", "<span class='warning'>You suddenly notice that the posibrain you were working on is not there anymore.</span>")
+	return FALSE
diff --git a/tgstation.dme b/tgstation.dme
index f17fa4a25d..b148d8324f 100644
--- a/tgstation.dme
+++ b/tgstation.dme
@@ -3576,6 +3576,7 @@
 #include "code\modules\surgery\advanced\necrotic_revival.dm"
 #include "code\modules\surgery\advanced\pacification.dm"
 #include "code\modules\surgery\advanced\revival.dm"
+#include "code\modules\surgery\advanced\robot_brainwashing.dm"
 #include "code\modules\surgery\advanced\toxichealing.dm"
 #include "code\modules\surgery\advanced\viral_bonding.dm"
 #include "code\modules\surgery\advanced\bioware\bioware.dm"