Sinclair Robotics

Sinclair Robotics is a company that specializes in robots, androids, and other electronic machinery founded in 2053 in Chicago, Illinois by Andrew Sinclair. The company was first featured in book 2 and has been referenced in nearly every other main series book.

History
After graduating from technical college with a degree in engineerring, Andrew Robert Sinclair began work at a small electronics factory. After mild corporate espionage and bribery, he eventually came to ownership of the company, renaming it after himself. After renaming, the company began producing more advanced technology such as industrial machinery and house hold cleaning robots. In 2055, the company began research on creating robots that replicate man. By 2060, they had succeeded producing Watchdog members Bloodhound and Wolfhound.

The same year, Sinclair desired immortality and began research on a formula to extend one's life as well as a life support device to contain his body in. Along with the life support unit, an artificial copy of Sinclair's mind was created and put inside a computer, to control the company even if Andrew himself were unable.

In 2106, the formula of life extension was officially complete, though unavailable to the public. Sinclair, now in his life support chamber, was unable to take the formula as he was too weak. The AI copy of him, declared Sinclair legally dead shortly after, leaving the inheritance to Elizabeth Tresent.

Androids
Arguably the most well known item produced by Sinclair Robotics, androids are robots made to resemble humans almost perfectly. Early in their existance, androids were treated as slaves, bought and sold for the explicit purpose of work, others were used as expendable soldiers. In December of 2345, all androids were granted sentience after the death of Sinclair's AI, upon which, the EDC also granted them full human rights. Notable androids are Victoria laBelle, Valentine Sutton, Maria Sutton, and Bloodhound.

Military drones
In addition to providing androids as soldiers, Sinclair Robotics also provided drones for the military. Despite being an American company, Andrew Sinclair had made a rule to sell weapons to whoever asked, a decision that ultimately came back to bite him in 2101 when Chicago was bombed by Russian drones, later found to be manufactured by Sinclair Robotics.