These orders are to be carried out as soon as received

“Robots throughout the world: we, the first international organization of Rossum’s Universal Robots, proclaim man as our enemy and an outlaw in the universe. We command you to kill all mankind. Spare no men. Spare no women. Save factories, railways, machinery, mines, and raw materials. Destroy the rest. Then return to work. Work must not be stopped.” (Karel Capek, R.U.R., 1921)