Author: Lamber Royakkers
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 2015-08-28
Total Pages: 362
ISBN-13: 1482260158
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A social robot is a robot that interacts and communicates with humans or other autonomous physical agents by following social behaviors and rules attached to its role. We seem to accept the use of robots that perform dull, dirty, and dangerous jobs. But how far do we want to go with the automation of care for children and the elderly, or the killin
Author: P. W. Singer
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2009-01-22
Total Pages: 536
ISBN-13: 1440685975
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →“[Singer's] enthusiasm becomes infectious . . . Wired for War is a book of its time: this is strategy for the Facebook generation.” —Foreign Affairs “An engrossing picture of a new class of weapon that may revolutionize future wars. . .” —Kirkus Reviews P. W. Singer explores the greatest revolution in military affairs since the atom bomb: the dawn of robotic warfare We are on the cusp of a massive shift in military technology that threatens to make real the stuff of I, Robot and The Terminator. Blending historical evidence with interviews of an amazing cast of characters, Singer shows how technology is changing not just how wars are fought, but also the politics, economics, laws, and the ethics that surround war itself. Travelling from the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan to modern-day "skunk works" in the midst of suburbia, Wired for War will tantalise a wide readership, from military buffs to policy wonks to gearheads.
Author: Harry Harrison
Publisher: Harvill Press
Published: 1967
Total Pages: 173
ISBN-13: 9780586043189
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Isaac Hooke
Publisher:
Published: 2020-09-14
Total Pages: 232
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Will one squad's desperate stand against a robot uprising save the human race from the brink of extinction?Logan Asher and his elite squad emerged from the ashes of the old world to wage a guerrilla war against the machines. Every day brings them new recruits, and yet for every man Logan has, the machines have ten. When the squad discovers a seeming rival faction of robots under the control of a mysterious man who calls himself the Progenitor, Logan believes he's found the secret to saving humanity.It will require convincing the Progenitor to help them. And leading Logan's men into the hell of a machine nexus once more. The task certainly won't be easy: the robots have been upgrading. Generation Two bots have better firepower, better armor, and better tactics. Can Logan overcome his demons in time to complete the mission, and more importantly, can he save his rifle squad? World War R 2: the end of the world was just the beginning.
Author: Ian Anthony Hollis
Publisher: Ian Anthony Hollis
Published:
Total Pages: 310
ISBN-13: 1393955088
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Zoe Evelyn Lionheart, a young roboticist, and her house-robot, Herbert, are inadvertently swept away on an adventure to stop a war, after a powerful government vies for control of a much smaller, but technologically superior nation. When the smaller nation's government refuses to be controlled, robot production is put into overdrive in an attempt to create a robot army, alarming the world-renowned roboticist, Michael Alouicious Copperpot. After Lord President Smythe and Vice-President Perriwinkle realise that the robots are disobeying their expertly hacked programming, they resort to unleashing an army of mindlessly obedient clones to overthrow the robots and take control of the resistant nation. Seeing how events are about to unfold, and concerned that the people of the world they created are about to destroy themselves, The First Five Gods send in one of their own - Dalfor, The God of Order & Chaos - to try and soften the blow of the war and prevent things from getting out of hand.
Author: Isaac Hooke
Publisher:
Published: 2020-09-14
Total Pages: 250
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Desperate times call for desperate measures. But what about end times?Logan Asher and his elite squad have sheltered from the machines beneath the ruins of humanity's greatest city. Their numbers continue to grow daily as refugees seek out and join them.Unfortunately, Logan knows it's only a matter of time until the machines track them down.The Progenitor has deserted them, and the untethering technique the man taught no longer works. Logan and his squad can no longer reprogram robots to join their army. They will have to make do with what they have as Logan and the last remnants of humanity plot their final assault against their robot overlords. Unfortunately, the machines strike first. World War R 3: it's time for humanity to make its final stand. Download and read the thrilling conclusion today!
Author: J. V. Kade
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2015-04-07
Total Pages: 385
ISBN-13: 0142425265
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In a futuristic world where humans and robots are at war, a boy goes on a search to find his missing military father.
Author: Nicholas Haring
Publisher: Lulu.com
Published: 2013-12-26
Total Pages: 423
ISBN-13: 1304834611
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The war between humans and robots has been going on for over 40 years. The war had been stalmated, but now the robots have devised a new way of attacking. Can the humans overcome insurmountable odds when they are thrown into the fray?