AmTech

America Technologies, Inc. or AmTech is the state-sponsored technology company responsible for maintaining the United States' digital infrastructure and producing all state robots. The chairman of AmTech is also given the title of Secretary of Defense and Technology.

Pre-Shutdown
AmTech was founded in 2024 by Dr. Greg Newsay, a mysterious figure that eluded the public eye. It worked in the area of robotics and information technology. For the first decade, it mainly conducted research and development in those areas, largely funded by Dr. Newsay's private funds, as well as other donors. In 2035, it started developing a massive infrastructure that could serve as the country's upgrade to a different kind of internet. In 2045, it was tasked with constructing a robotic army capable of serving as law officials in troublesome areas. The infrastructure and thousands of robots were completed shortly before the Shutdown.

Role during the Shutdown
When the world's servers went offline in January 2050, AmTech was quick to work together with the emergency government to open their private infrastructure to the public. It deployed the robotic army in March 2050 to maintain the order in the test city which held most of the new infrastructure. AmTech's servers restored life around the city to more or less normal conditions. Lured by the promise of safety, millions of people started migrating there, and it was later named the capital of the country. AmTech pooled most of its efforts into improving life in the capital, ignoring most of the remaining country. The state recognized AmTech as the company that would oversee the construction and deployment of all new technologies for the country. As such, AmTech gained much power within the state.

After the Shutdown
Following the Shutdown, Dr. Greg Newsay was nowhere to be found. The Capital thrived as the only city in the modern world, and millions amassed outside of the walls. As AmTech had built the city years prior, it was tasked in maintaining law and order, as well as providing for the citizens. Twenty years after the Shutdown, it continues to be the most powerful organization in the country.