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  • ISBN:
    1582345929
  • ISBN-13:
    9781582345925
  • PUB. DATE:
    November 2005
  • PUBLISHER:
    Bloomsbury USA

How to Survive a Robot Uprising: Tips on Defending Yourself against the Coming Rebellion by Daniel H. Wilson, Richard Horne (Illustrator)

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Was not expecting muchby Anonymous

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I was very curious about this book and was not expecting anything special. I was delightfully surprised when I started reading the book and found it full of information on all types or robots and robotic functions. This book is broken down into various categories that are both funny and very informative. The sections that cover how to evade robots as well as tips on hand to hand combat are funny...

F U N N Yby Anonymous

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This book is hilarous, but it also gives a look at robotics and really if there was an uprising.

Perfect Blend of Education and Humorby Anonymous

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This book is an excellent primer on the various advances in robotics in layperson's terms. At the same time it makes excellent bathroom reading as the chapters and sections are short enough to hold interest while concisely describing its' core material.


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How to Survive a Robot Uprising

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  • Pub. Date: November 2005
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
  • Sales Rank: 189,716
  • Lexile: 1140L What’s This?

Synopsis

An inspired and hilarious look at how humans can defeat the inevitable robot rebellion—as revealed by a robotics expert.

How do you spot a robot mimicking a human? How do you recognize and then deactivate a rebel servant robot? How do you escape a murderous “smart” house, or evade a swarm of marauding robotic flies? In this dryly hilarious survival guide, roboticist Daniel H. Wilson teaches worried humans the keys to quashing a robot mutiny.

From treating laser wounds to fooling face and speech recognition, besting robot logic to engaging in hand-to-pincer combat, How to Survive a Robot Uprising covers every possible doomsday scenario facing the newest endangered species: humans. And with its thorough overview of current robot prototypes—including giant walkers, insect, gecko, and snake robots—How to Survive a Robot Uprising is also a witty yet legitimate introduction to contemporary robotics. Full of cool illustrations, and referencing some of the most famous robots in pop-culture, How to Survive a Robot Uprising is a one-of-a-kind book that is sure to be a hit with all ages.

Biography

Daniel H. Wilson is a Ph.D. candidate at the Robotics Institute of Carnegie Mellon University, where he has received master’s degrees in Robotics and Data Mining. He has worked in top research laboratories, including Microsoft Research, the Palo Alto Research Center (PARC), and Intel Research Seattle. Daniel currently lives with several unsuspecting roommates in a fully wired smart house in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.