In other things related to the show, I've revised my opinion on what the Black Queen virus that Cinder uploaded does. It doesn't hijack the combat robots. Instead, its purpose is to crash the communications network, so no one can call for help (For example, at the Breach, which Cinder said was a few weeks early. Presumably, when they moved it would have activated, and Vale would be SOL because they couldn't easily communicate with each other)