Sky Raider Jump Bots

Tried to find the answer for this on the wiki, but the info doesn't go deep enough.

Many of the Sky Raider Jump Bots have names, rank, authority and appear to communicate intelligently. Does the game lore point to a reason why? Two theories I have are:

1. The jump bots contain some sort of technology allowing the imprint of memories of fallen Sky Raiders. Once the bot is, more or less, the original man in mind and deed, it is given his former rank and authority.

2. The bots are controlled remotely by the actual officer, and therefore are designated by his name and rank.

Since the Sky Raiders are limited in numbers, both of these would prevent the loss of critical leadership and braintrust in the event of capture or worse. This doesn't seem to explain why Captain Castillo is (fairly) easily found, unless his massive ego rebuffs the idea of "hiding" behind a bot.

Other explanation(s)?

I think the reason probably has nothing to do with the lore itself, but rather the fact that the jump bots are designated as bosses and as such the game will sometimes grab one and make it the named boss in a Sky Raiders mission.

The lore possibilities are more interesting, though.

It really could use an explanation. Sky Raider bosses are pretty silly, it's either a robot giving humans orders or a guy in a gunship who is inexplicably hovering inside an office building.

The saddest part of Jump Bots is that there's almost never a situation where they need to jump.

For a portrayal of Jump Bots closer to what I think they're intended to be in lore terms, check out the Faultline mission in which you confront the Code Breaker Bot . . . and even that one doesn't get to jump.

On the jumping, it's just sad. First, as already pointed out, Jump Bots are never required to, well, jump. Second, all enemies seem to have an inherent ability to jump so precisely as to negate the need for Super Jump (replacing it with a need for monstrous suspension of disbelief on the part of the player). Thus, Jump Bots aren't even that unique. I never really understood why they didn't just make them Flight Bots to begin with, which would have made a lot more sense for a group called the "Sky Raiders."

Best bet would be to ask Manti in the Lore section.

My question is when are going to get player costume pieces similar to the Jumpbots and Mek Men?