With such a dire consequences, they might have implemented a back up power system. What happened to that? Wow!

No where it shows they are teaching robot to fight back

Esp. when a companies profits are down in the changing times, management will look to cut costs, and IT looks like an easy target. High 'burn rate' and with the power of Internet, others with similar skills can take over. Have to wait and see if this plan succeeds though.