"I iz alien from SuPerZ advanced CiV and your weps are pwerzless versus all us. Now BoW to tHe Greatz Uz."
no no, these robots wouldn't be advanced past modern sirius technology. BUT having said that i would think there are advantages to being a robot.
for example:
no need for cockpits = smaller ships
no need for life support or other enviromental systems means more power for other things = larger powerplant reserves
smaller ships = fewer guns but with higher power cores. in theory it "should" even out.