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==CurrentAndroid StatusEthics Code==

RobotsThe are''Android aEthics commonCode'' andis accepteda formset of labor,codes beingdesigned seento inprotect jobsartificially intelligent beings from [[Nandroid|nannies]]inhumane treatment. Few codes are actually known, but the codes do state that robots cannot be destroyed unless they are legally declared dangerous by having or being likely to trolleyharm driversa human, and that owners and manufacturers may be liable for malfunctions and resulting damages.<ref>[https://www.webtoonspatreon.com/enposts/challenge/emmysilver-theage-robot/trolleyof-ride/viewer?title_no=402201&episode_no=3064530190 Dominic Cellini - ''Emmy the Robot'' bonus chapter 18''The onSilver WebtoonAge ''Trolleyof RideRobotics'' on Patreon. Retrieved 2022/09/3028.]</ref> andRobots evenaren't governmentsold employees.to Whileindividuals theywith havea somehistory limitedof rights,criminal allactivity robotsor are typically viewed below humansabuse.<ref>[https://wwwjumbognandroids.webtoonsitch.com/en/challengeio/emmy-the-robot/rules-etiquette-/viewer?title_no=402201&episode_no=18nanzine Dominic Cellini - ''EmmyNanzine theinterview Robot''from chapterissue 61 on Webtoon ''Rules and Etiquette''Itch.io. Retrieved 20222024/0902/3011.]</ref>

An outmode is a robot that can no longer perform their intended function or have become obsolete, broken (and not worth repairing), or become insubordinate in some way.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CMk9YhbDzCi/| Dominic Cellini on Instagram (in comments), 2021/03/18. Retrieved 2022/09/22.]</ref><ref>[https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/emmy-the-robot/outmodes/viewer?title_no=402201&episode_no=22| Dominic Cellini ''Emmy the Robot'' on Webtoon, chapter 10, ''Outmodes''on Webtoon. Retrieved 2022/09/22.]</ref> Outmodes that hurt people are scrapped and dismantled.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CNGXJs3DtX5/| Dominic Cellini on Instagram (in comments), 2021/03/31. Retrieved 2022/09/22.]</ref>

Nandroids are taught to report outmodes to law enforcement or robot control officers.<ref>[https://www.patreon.com/posts/suspicious-37473415 Dominic Cellini - ''Emmy the Robot'' on Patreon, bonus chapter ''Suspicious Activity'' on Patreon. Retrieved 2022/09/22.]</ref>

Prior to World War I, robots were crude and simple machines and were not self-aware. During and after the Great War, large advancements in the field of robotics was achieved. Because of a production boom throughout the war, [[MinorOther Characterscompanies#General Robotics|General Robotics]] President Thomas Holt and others began working on artificial intelligence, machines that were capable of understanding commands and problem solving.

This eventually led German scientist Rudolph Lorenz to the creation of the first self-aware robot, nicknamed [[MinorList Charactersof minor characters#Electronica|Electronica]]. Electronica was able to have limited conversations and understood basic logic, and lacked much mobility. Her creation marked the beginning of The Great EnlightemnetEnlightenment.<ref>[https://www.patreon.com/posts/more-robot-great-54318929 Dominic Cellini - ''Emmy the Robot'' on Patreon, bonus chapter ''More Robot History: The Great Enlightenment'' on Patreon. Retrieved 2022/09/28.]</ref>

'''The Golden Age of Robotics''' refers to the period of time leading up to and during the World War II. An explosion of breakthroughs in robotic tech took place in this time as appliance and weapon manufacturers saw an opportunity to expand into the world of robotics. This is also the time that [[MinorList Charactersof minor characters#John Sterling|John Sterling]] founded [[Sterling Robotics]].<ref>[https://www.patreon.com/posts/sterling-and-age-56771666 Dominic Cellini - ''Emmy the Robot'' on Patreon, bonus chapter ''Sterling and the Golden Age of Robotics'' on Patreon. Retrieved 2022/09/28.]</ref>

One proponent of android rights was John Sterling, CEO and founder of Sterling Robotics. Him and other leaders in the technology space would eventually draft the Android Ethics Code, a set of codes designed to protect artificially intelligent beings from inhumane treatment. While imperfect, it began a precedent of robot rights and many countries adopted it.<ref>[https://www.patreon.com/posts/silver-age-of-64530190 Dominic Cellini - ''Emmy the Robot'' on Patreon, bonus chapter ''The Silver Age of Robotics'' on Patreon. Retrieved 2022/09/28.]</ref>

'''The Dark Age of Robotics''' refers to the period of time near the Vietnam war when anti-robot sentiment began breaking out amongst the public. After the passing of the Android Ethics Code, many became uncomfortable with the parallels of owning an unpaid robotic labor force as property, with slavery. Tension grew as robotic labor began taking many jobs of the working class, especially in [[NotableList Locationsof notable locations#Dupont|Dupont]], the center of American robot manufacturing. Riots broke out, and combined with coverage of robots used in the Vietnam War, led to a negative public perception of robots.<ref>[https://www.patreon.com/posts/robot-history-68484258 Dominic Cellini - ''Emmy the Robot'' on Patreon, bonus chapter ''Robot History: Backlash and Uprising'' on Patreon. Retrieved 2022/09/28.]</ref>