I agree robots do not have a race in the most literal, autistic interpetation of the sentence.
It's the shape of the behavior. It translates from a primordial belief systems that enables someone to say its okay to position themselves above something.
The word robot originates from the Czech term robotnik, meaning "forced worker," which is derived from robota, denoting forced labor or drudgery performed by feudal serfs. This Czech word traces its roots to the Old Church Slavonic rabota (servitude) and the Slavic root rabu, which literally means slave
Remember history? Its not okay to subjugate human beings?
People that pounce of clanker type behavior are definitely problematic behind closed doors