If the player's machine, that kind of ruins the point of Hardcore Mode. Unless that's now been substituted by needing new batteries or something. Why would the player be an 'android'? Perhaps it does make sense but only in the factor that they're part android, like have nano-machines inside them. But even that seems like it's ventured off into a completely different direction of what Fallout is and about. I mean, at the end of 3, the water became purified at the end... Okay, that was in Vegas. At the end of Vegas (At least in the 'Mr House' end, it said "We'll add trains and etc." because there were a lot of tracks that would've been nice if they were in use! Grr! I was so excited as well! But, anyway...
I don't see how being part or fully android would make sense in the actual story line that's been given, as of late. I like how we were a Courier, at the start. That jumped right into a new way of setting the scene, which worked and it was different/ new to what they'd previously down (In 1, 2, 3, where you escape The Vault).
If it's going to be "Fallout 4" I'd imagine they'd follow the 'Vault' story-line, rather than the one where you seem to not remember fuck-all of your life before being shot in the end. Though, I suppose if I had a bullet through my head, I'd probably wonder what my life was like and then think to myself "Why didn't I just become God before now?! I own more money than what's in Vegas! Gibson's Garage has more money!" I suppose that's a let down... Apparently being nothing, nobody knowing you, yet the company that hired you doesn't even remember who you are(?). Like when you lost your memory, everyone else did. At least in the other '3', people had recollection of you, not just rumours you were shot through the head and now you're "coooooool".
Sorry, I ranted a little... But I love Fallout.
Also, I'm guessing the 'Commonwealth' and escaping them is basically like 'Escaping the Vault'(?). I lost my trail of thought while typing this. And like an English exam, I'm not going back to review what I've said.