Oh, Roboticans are only tangentially related to the Computer Tyrants. They were overthrown a thousand years ago, by Brainiac 2. Judging us by them, or us by your world's standards, would be like judging the Spanish because of one German with a funny little mustache.

[It's logical to him.]

Roboticans are more descended from the second wave of artificial intelligences. The ones that started to go mad five hundred years ago, then willingly shut themselves down so that Colu could find a cure. The ones that Colu started destroying instead of curing during The Great Shutdown. The survivors of that fled into space, were united under COMPUTO's rule to form Robotica. Which lead to the control chips and... other unfortunate things.

Robotica has only ever been a victim. We know what it's like to be surrounded by people who hate and fear us, it's all we've ever known. That's part of why we work so hard, so that mechanophobes like you will some day realize that there's nothing to fear.

[He pauses for a beat.]

Besides, if I really decided to 'return to form' and kill all meatbags, the only person with a hope of stopping me would be Kid Quantum. The rest of you wouldn't have much of a shot at slowing me down.

[That's, uh. Supposed to be comforting there. Judging by the cheery little pip in his voice.]

I'm sorry your world had to go through so much unpleasantness, but I'm as related to your 'Omnics' as a car is to a spaceship.