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You don't have to wonder anymore about what you'll do when the aliens attack. Nor do you have to make plans all by yourself to infuse your body with microbots that will give you superstrength to smash zombies. Robotics expert Daniel Wilson, author of Where's My Jetpack?, has just published a handy guide to the apocalypse called How to Build a Robot Army. This beautifully (and humorously) illustrated guide walks you through real state-of-the-art science to explain how "to keep a sexy FemBot ready for battle" and "how to slay Godzilla" (yes, you can repurpose that chapter to work with the Cloverfield monster).
Wilson is a master of making mechanical science and engineering fun — and he's clearly watched a lot of scifi movies and wondered, "How would that work in real life?" The best parts of the book are where he combines his engineering background with scifi scenarios, explaining how to use current, cutting-edge tech like exoskeletons, unmanned aerial vehicles, and battlefield robots, in order to defeat werewolves, ninjas and pirates.
Perfect for kids and nerds of all ages, this book is like futurism for science fiction lovers. You can pick up one of these indispensable survival guides here.
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I repurposed that from Godzilla to Mudmaw from Dungeons and Dragons. ... Wait a minute ... you're saying I can do this ?!? You just opened a Pandora's Box of unimaginable power for those that come to Io9 and do not like the content of the articles! Thanks!!! Mwaaa haaa ha ha ha ha!!!
"to keep a sexy FemBot ready for battle"
Is that a typo? I'd think it would be more like ready for sexy fun time. Otherwise what's the point in having a sexy fembot (or manbot for those who like that thing)?
Otherwise, sounds like a cool book.
If H.G. is to be believed, we should keep a bottle of menigitis or AIDS around our neck, and break over head of first alien we see.
Has anyone actually read this book, I am interested but had trouble finding decent reviews online.
"this book is like futurism for science fiction lovers"
Isn't that a bit like describing a cookbook as "cuisine for epicureans"?
Or you could just make it your hobby to lick toilet seats and do intravenous drugs with 25 or so of your closest strangers. It sure beats carrying vials around your neck.
@ManchuCandidate: Oh hai -- if you're at war with aliens, then you'd want to make your FemBot battle-ready. Duh.
@horseloverfat: I read the book and it was great. Really funny.
@zenpoet:
I a-l-w-a-y-s keep a bottle of AIDS around my neck.
I just like the AIDS I guess.
@Annalee:
Heh. If I'm battling aliens then sexy's probably the last thing I want in a bot. I'd prefer something with more firepower and ammo capacity than Seven of Nine or Six or whatever sexy fembot I can think of.
As someone who has a gift for ticking off females (human or not), I think there's something about a thinking sexy fembot with a built in machine gun that worries me.
Reminds me of this little gem of a book: the Dalek Survival Guide. Keep within easy reach, or always stay near a staircase.
How does this compare to the Zombie Survival Guide? I found ZSG pretty boring.
@Katana_Mind: You just never know when you are going to need it! The tripods could show up at any minute.
Remember when shooting at Space Invaders, aim at where they're going to be, not where they are now.
You can't use robots to fight an Alien Invasion. Every one know the Robots will revolt. More likely they'll team up and both come after us.
Dogs however, are used to fight both.
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