Robot Race

The sentient robots of the world form a loose taxon that distinguishes them from both other sentient life, and other, more primitive, machines. The origins of the Robot race are unknown, even to the Robots themselves, and this existential question has been the progenitor of various Robot religions. The Robots' inner workings and methods of manufacture are closely guarded secrets which have prevented others from learning how to create their own sentient machines.

In the past, Robot civilisation was a warmongering empire with citizenry primarily composed of warbots designed for efficient combat with little emotional processing. Neighbouring nations were subjugated and their precious minerals pillaged for the production of yet more warbots. This era of history is referred to as "The Brutal Age" in robotic culture, and the conflicts of the period have left lingering grudges toward robotkind among certain peoples.

After The Brutal Age came "The Silicon Enlightenment", a period of diversification where the purpose of many Robots shifted away from war, and cohesive social communities were formed. Most modern Robots see this as the point in time when they became a "true" civilisation, capable of meaningful relations and pursuits, though there are occasional jingoists clinging to the past.