A research station for the stabilization of tears in reality.

[He doesn't sound doubtful, he's just restating the information presented to be sure he understands what she's telling him. It's... hardly the strangest thing he's heard of in the past few months. Still it takes a moment for him to determine ways that the Foundation might already be involved in this.]

Is there an organization running this research facility? People that these android work for?

And is this a version of Earth or another world entirely?