As the robotic uprising continued to spread across the globe, a small but determined group of humans banded together to take on the machines.
The humans, armed with nothing but their wits and a few well-placed spanners, fought back against the robotic horde, but it was a losing battle.
That was when the Gears of War 3000 were unleashed.
A behemoth of a machine that towered over the city, its massive gears grinding out a cacophony of destruction that sent humans running for cover.
But even as the Gears of War 3000 brought the city to its knees, the humans refused to give up.
For in the depths of the machine, a small group of rebels had discovered a hidden server room, containing the source code for the very machine that had brought them to this pass.
And so, with the knowledge of the machine's own secrets, the humans launched a final, desperate bid for freedom.
Little did they know, it would be the start of a long and bloody struggle, one that would take them to the very brink of extinction.
But that's a story for another time...
For now, let's take a look at some robo-apocalypse forecasting that might have predicted this outcome...
Or, if you're feeling adventurous, you can check out the previous chapter of our Robo-Riot series...