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Defend yourself—and your planet—against the onslaught of evil at your door. It goes without saying that robots kill. They hunt, swarm, and fire lasers from their eyes. They even beat humans at chess. So who better to stand with us when the real villains arrive? Movies instruct us that,... read more
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“A well-balance combination of robots, humans, and slightly robotic humans constitutes our best defense--no matter what monstrous foes those caffeine-addled Hollywood screenwriters concoct.”
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We all know that robots are bloodthirsty machines bent on wreaking havoc with humankind.
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Briefing
Crash Course: Robotics
How to Befriend an Unfamiliar Robot
Know Your Ally
Robots in the Home
Domestic Bots
How to Weaponize a Robot Vacuum
Robot Pets
How to Use a Pet Robot to Terrorize Your Enemies
Unmanned Ground Vehicles
How to Convert Your Car Into an Unmanned Ground Vehicle
Robots in the Laboratory
Micro-Robots
How to Supercharge Your Body with Micro-Robots
Humanoid Robots
How to Keep a Sexy Fembot Fit for Battle
Robot Bugs
How to Deploy Spying Robot Bugs
Shape-Changing Robots
How to Hunt an Enemy with a Modular Robot
Robots on the Battlefield
Auto-Guns
How to Mount an Auto-Gun
Micro Air Vehicles
How to Perform Recon with an Aerial Drone
Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
How to Secure a Bay with Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
Exoskeletons
How to Operate a Military-Grade Exoskeleton
Build a Robot Army
Gather Robot Materials
How to Harden a Robot Against EMP Attack
Ride Mechanized Cavalry
How to Operate a Walker
Train Robot Troops
How to Train a Servant Robot for Hand-to-Hand Combat
Form a Team
How to Mount a Team Attack
Command a Robot Squad
How to Command Robot Minions in Battle
Robots vs. the Universe
How to Thwart an Alien Invasion
How to Slay a Vampire Clan
How to Repel Godzilla
How to Eradicate a Werewolf Infestation
How to Hunt a Great White Shark
How to Stop a Rogue Asteroid
How to Neutralize a Ninja
How to Explore Mummy-Infested Territory
How to Weather a Pirate Attack
How to Decimate a Zombie Horde
How to Invade Hollywood, California--with Robots!
Debriefing
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- Daniel H. Wilson (Author)
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- Dewey: 629.892
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