Lapis as a child in SD Android 17 was originally a human named Lapis, and the younger of he and his twin sister Lazuli. ... With Android 17 and his sister Android 18, Dr. Gero reverted to the old way which consisted in modifying a human being with cybernetic implants.

Is Android 17 human in Dragon Ball super?

Not to get too bogged down in semantics, but Android 17 is technically a cyborg. And that's because he and 18 were once human.

Did the androids use to be human?

Biotechnological Type Androids (バイオタイプ, Baio-taipu): "modified humans" and "cyborgs", androids made from an original organic (usually a human) as a base (such as #8 (according to some guides), #13 (according to a game), #17, #18 and #20). Since they are human-based, they can become stronger if they train.