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An excellent and frightening work of AI fiction, I would highly recommend this book to anybody. Wilson’s Ph.D in robotics is plainly evident in the realistic description of an artifical intelligence led uprising, and I was pleasantly surprised by the high quality of the writing. The story was exhilarating, suspenseful, and ultimately satisfying. I am now scared of smart cars, but I’m also thankful that authors like Wilson exist. —Nici

Emigrées to Mars received androids so sophisticated it was impossible to tell them from true men or women. Fearful of the havoc these artificial humans could wreak, the government banned them from Earth. But when androids didn't want to be identified, they just blended in. Rick Deckard was an officially sanctioned bounty hunter whose job was to find rogue androids, and to retire them. But cornered, androids tended to fight back, with deadly results.

In this new novella, at over 30,000 words, his longest work to date, Ted Chiang offers a detailed imagining of how creating artificial life might work within the contemporary landscape of startup companies, massively-multiplayer online gaming, and open-source software. It's a story of two people and the artificial intelligences they helped create, following them for more than a decade as they deal with the upgrades and obsolescence that are inevitable in the world of software. At the same time, it's an examination of the difference between processing power and intelligence, and of what it means to have a real relationship with an artificial entity.

Have fun while learning how to design, construct, and use small robots This richly illustrated guide offers everything you need to know to construct sophisticated, fully autonomous robots that can be programmed from your computer. Fully updated with the latest technologies and techniques, "Robot Builder's Bonanza," Fourth Edition includes step-by-step plans that take you from building basic motorized platforms to giving the machine a brain--and teaching it to walk, talk, and obey commands

Getting picked on by creeps at your school? Wish you had a special friend? Meet Ricky Ricotta and his giant flying robot! Young readers will cheer as Ricky and his enormous flying robot friend soar through the air and battle the diabolical Dr. Stinky, an evil scientist who threatens to take over the world!

This moving, charming graphic novel about a dog and a robot shows us in poignant detail how powerful and fragile relationships are. After a Labor Day jaunt to the beach leaves the robot rusted, immobilized in the sand, the dog must return alone to the life they shared. But the memory of their friendship lingers, and as the seasons pass, the dog tries to fill the emotional void left by the loss of his closest friend, making and losing a series of friends, from a melting snowman to epicurean anteaters. But for the robot, lying rusting on the beach, the only relief from loneliness is in dreams.

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