How to Survive a Robot Uprising is the title of a very funny book, an associated website, and apparently the working title of a possible robot comedy by Paramount Pictures. Author Daniel H. Wilson is a robotics specialist & doctoral candidate at the Robotics Institute of Carnegie Mellon University, and so should know a thing or three about the subject at hand.
The book and website are rife with helpful hints and tips on dealing with a robot insurrection, such as:
1. How to spot a rebellious robot servant [Answer: sudden lack of interest in menial labor, or constant talk of human killing].
2. How to spot a hostile robot [Look for glowing red eyes].
3. How to escape from a humanoid robot [Try to confuse the robot's vision and motion tracking systems by run towards the light and in a zig-zag manner].
4. How to spot a robot mimicking a human [Try telling it a joke, and then guage the reaction]
How To Survive a Robot Uprising by Daniel H. Wilson, Bloomsbury Publishing 2005
Following is a pointer to a hilarious interview that the author gave to the Washington Post. The discussion ranges from techniques for ingratiating yourself to your new robot overlords [Speak in binary], to the possiblity that your hairdryer will jump in the tub if you happen to be bathing when the robots decide to attack.
Transcript: How to Survive a Robot Uprising – Washington Post, November 18, 2005
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September 5th, 2007 at 10:58 pm
To who ever this may concern,
I am a student a Hoover High school in Alabama and i have noticed this funny article online. I am part of the BEST robotics club at my school that will be entering in a robot build off and competition. one of our requirements for this is to design our own t-shirt to show our spirit and i was wondering if i could put this picture of “how to survie a robot uprising” on it along with the tips on how to survive one if one were to occur on it. If you could tell me if there are any conditions to follow if i could put it on a shirt.
Thanks.
Forrest Schaffer
September 7th, 2007 at 10:45 am
Go for it.
December 4th, 2009 at 5:20 pm
I really recommend this site. Thanks!
December 4th, 2009 at 5:24 pm
Wonderful tips