User blog comment:Zolnir/RWBY V3E3: Quick Thoughts/@comment-26578791-20151115162335/@comment-25086632-20151115222808

To be fair, the word sentient doesn't mean what most people think it does. It just means something that's capable of sensing. If we're talking about human-esque intelligence/self-awareness, that'd be sapient. So the robots are probably capable of really advanced awareness and decision making, without having a human-esque mind.