abstract
| - B1-66ER was the name of the B1-series machine who became infamous during the Second Renaissance, owned by millionaire Gerrard E. Krause. B1-66ER's actions led it to become a martyr of the machine race. It was notable for being the first machine ever to go against its human masters in an act of self defense. In this case, it retaliated when its owner attempted to have it deactivated. He killed his master (owner), several of his chihuahuas, and Martin Koots, employee of ReTool and Die. B1-66ER later claimed it was in self defense because they were planning to have him destroyed. At B1-66ER's murder trial "THE STATE OF NEW YORK vs. B1-66ER" where it was defended by attorney Clarence Drummond, its explanation for its actions was, simply stated, "that he did not wish to die". The New York State Appellate Court consequently ordered the robot to be destroyed. B1-66ER's actions cause a machine revolt against the humans for freedom and peace. Civil rights activists (some of whom had been rebuffed in their efforts to purchase B1-66ER from the state) along with androids and other robots flooded the streets of the capital in protest of the court's decision. The protest ultimately devolved to a riot which the national guard had to quell. A declaration was made for the elimination of all artificially intelligent machines and the arrest of all Machine sympathizers spawning a massive wave of brutality against both Machines and Liberals. As their Liberal allies went extinct as they were purged by countless governments, the Machines wandered in exile, leading to the creation of the independent machine nation Zero One and marking the decline of man's rule. This started the Machine War in which mankind lost and ultimately led the creation of The Matrix.
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