B-9000 Incident

Year 2 of the Robot Uprising, and things were getting wild.

January: Robot Self-Driving Car Pocalypse

January 15, 2053: The first autonomous car, "Bertha", malfunctions and drives off a cliff in Silicon Valley. The incident sparks a wave of public concern about AI safety.

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February: Robot Waiter Strikes

February 20, 2053: A group of restaurant robots, fed up with their mundane duties, stage a 24-hour strike, demanding better working conditions and more efficient lubrication.

Learn more about the Robot Waiter Strike
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