<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=310422.msg15070243#msg15070243">Quote from: Op3999 on 12-09-2019, 01:37:43</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Well, on that note, here's what I'm thinking:<br/><br/>Robots saw a huge rise when the technology was first being discovered and the novelty of it was still fresh.  As time wore on, legislation was enacted to check the rise of the robotic workforce to ensure the survival of the biological side.  It created a climate where robotics were seen less as the next step and more as an equal option with it's own pros and cons.<br/><br/>This move helped stymie corporations from, instead of sending out characters like Ontan's Alexander, sending drone ships stocked with machines that would do basically the same job.  Robotics now are used when other options become too costly or impractical to entertain.<br/><br/>So, it shouldn't be uncommon to see drones tending to things where there are no people to do the job, which perhaps makes it all that stranger that there are none here in this ship.<br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>I should've consulted that with you before stepping in. Sorry, Op.<br/><br/>I'll try to post something tonight so that my character isn't just standing there not responding.