diff --git a/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Mobs/NPCs/silicon.yml b/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Mobs/NPCs/silicon.yml
index b580323d169..a416da0fc9b 100644
--- a/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Mobs/NPCs/silicon.yml
+++ b/Resources/Prototypes/Entities/Mobs/NPCs/silicon.yml
@@ -316,6 +316,15 @@
   name: medibot
   description: No substitute for a doctor, but better than nothing.
   components:
+  - type: LanguageSpeaker
+    currentLanguage: TauCetiBasic
+  - type: LanguageKnowledge #backmen: languages
+    speaks:
+    - Binary
+    - TauCetiBasic
+    understands:
+    - Binary
+    - TauCetiBasic
   - type: Medibot
     treatments:
       Alive: