If robots ever rule.

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Will we eventually face the day when robots rise up against humanity? If so, a new book by Daniel H. Wilson may come in handy. In How to Survive a Robot Uprising, Wilson offers detailed, often-humorous advice on hand-to-hand combat with a humanoid (go for the "eyes"--its cameras); eluding robotic vehicles (drive in circles); and outsmarting your "smart" house (be suspicious if the house suggests you test the microwave by putting your head in it). Wilson--a 27-year-old native of Tulsa, Okra., with a doctorate in robotics--wrote the book out of...