They have plenty of powerful droids. But those droids win by virtue of sheer firepower, shields, and numbers. You don't get the sense that they're individually

They have plenty of powerful droids. But those droids win by virtue of sheer firepower, shields, and numbers. You don't get the sense that they're individually more competent than a human. They're just soldiers that happen to be robots. 1-3 is generally not aligned with 4-9 either way and this series takes place in 6.1. If we're in a world where the "robot advantage" exists, you'd have to question why humans pilot the ships, or man the turets, or what not.