Actually, now I remember. The Raptors are all Tachikoma units, right from the hands of
Batou, Section 9 SCIENCE!
I would make yet another Mega Man reference here, go go go Reploids, but Capcom has sincerely and truly pissed me off lately.
Considering how they act around Lily though, and how the issue of granting sentience is skirted around though, I feel that this is the TSAB at work right now.