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The world of Automata is one in which humans have been exposed to the creation of robotics since the late 19th century. Humans continued to advance the robotic technology which lead to robotics being used to wage war, altering the course of the 20th century. After the Second World War, soldiers came back, there was a baby boom and also a boom in technology. Every household needed a robotic helper. From that time onward, seeing a robot among humans was common. In the 60s, A.I. was introduced and super soldiers for the U.S. army were created. During Vietnam, they were used as shock troops, pilots, medics, and scouts. There were few, but were embraced by the human soldiers they fought side by side with. The war ended in victory for the U.S. army. But when troops returned home they were seen as murderers. Robots returning from war were decommissioned by the army. Laws were passed in certain states that outlawed robots entirely, many were destroyed those that had A.I. brains were sent to isolated camps. Even soldiers who returned with robotic limbs were treated differently which lead to average citizens with robotic limbs to be discriminated by and eventually forced away as well.

In the mid 90s robots and cyborgs rose up in protest. The movement did little to change their situation. Attacks on robot and cyborg communities lead to further unrest. In the early 2010s an uprising in a cyborg ghetto in Los Angeles lead to a global uprising.