A Mercator...............
Robots may be able to help doctors take care of people because of so many reasons.
your reasons can be,
Doctors will be less busy
They can keep people company
They can bring doctor tools
Ships is used the least in trade of large goods
Because they just went through a revolution, and the fear of having limited rights and no say was still current at the time. States wanted to know that people would be protected, and their rights would be preserved and defended. =)
I hope this helps you and answers your question correctly. i believe the answer is the Dark Age.
