Melonetworks

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> The best of science, under one roof
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> Unkown, Melonetworks' company slogan

**MeloNetworks** (MLO) is a galactic corporation, being the primary source of all robotics technology and the company that invented the Cyberamics, that make up 9% of humans.

Their headquarters is in Gasden, Mars as well as its primary factory, employing thousands of Martians in their manufacturing department, with many other factories across the Milky Way.

The company is an enigma with the blueprints and code for the Cyberamics being a classified and encrypted government secret, as well as a number of factories being "black sites" meaning a number of employees are not allowed to leave the premises, and have to sign several NDA waivers.

While the leading developer of robots and AI, they typically only operate in the American descended planets and Moon of Mars, Selene, and even the Teegarden system, as well as branches in The Imperial Commonwealth and Dominions.

## History

Five years after the American Partition of the 2050s to late 2100s, and with the onset of the American Radical War of the 2180's, a number of companies that were successors to then trust busted and defunct Apple and Microsoft, would come back together, to produce military technology for New Columbia involving but not limited to advanced weaponry, nanotechnology, and even early exosuits, although it was under heavy supervision to prevent the treason and to avoid the rampant corruption and targeting that plagued their predecessor companies decades ago.

After the war at 2201, they would release their first humanoid AI, called the Cyberamic. It was only utilizing a learning algorithm and an auto generated chat bot for communication at the time as well as requiring a cable to function as a gyroscope , but with such a massive stride made, they would be given more funding and regulations would be eased up on to allow more creative freedom, and they were able to release a new "generation" of Cyberamic every 24 years.

By 2322, when they would unveil the 5th generation Cyberamic, their most advanced model yet, being completely mobile without any anchoring, 100% thinking and being able to naturally emote and react without falling into the uncanny valley like previous models.

What made the 5th generation unique is how accurate to humanity they were, with their internal computers being 1:1 mapped replications of the human brain, the two Android and Gynoid Operating Systems for Male and Female, *self reproduction,* being able to build their own "babies" following the same procreation methods as humans, and being able to upload themselves to the internet with a single wire, allowing operations over computer systems, deeming it "The Singularity Today."

They faced intense criticism and fearmongering with the 5th generation Cyberamic, facing claims the fifth generation models were going to kill all of humanity, and take over the world, seeing humans as nothing more than a parasite or virus. Resulting in even a short period of racism against Cyberamics, but with the 5th generation having free will, by the time the series begins in 2334, Cyberamics have been an accepted part of humanity, with even human-robot relationships not being uncommon.

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