The Robots Are Coming

By JEFFREY R. YOUNG

Daniel H. Wilson builds robots that could one day rise up and kill us all. But don't say he didn't warn you.

Mr. Wilson, who last fall earned a Ph.D. in robotics from Carnegie Mellon University, is the author of How to Survive a Robot Uprising: Tips on Defending Yourself Against the Coming Rebellion (Bloomsbury). The new book is full of tips...