"Exactly," he replied with an indulgent smile, pressing a few buttons on a watch-like device worn on his left hand. The robots closest to the signal source awoke, flashing their single red "eye" lights.
The three anthropomorphic-looking robots moved closer, staring at the officer with unblinking eyes. Limited by their virtual artificial intelligence, they could not go beyond the confines of the program, and rare errors usually resulted in the robot breaking down due to processor overload - a precautionary measure, an attempt to prevent a possible machine uprising. Their three-legged arms could easily hold their intended rifles, melee weapons, and sometimes arms and legs, the most ruthless but brainless weapons ever devised for ground combat.
Antonin gave a voice command to disarm de Lorraine. He did not give the girl time to prepare or any damage - the robots would not kill her, that was their program. At most they would cripple her, but nothing is incurable. Turning toward her, the three robots rushed to attack.
