Invasion of the Alien Robots
Invasion of the Alien Robots W hen it was discovered that the earth was about to be invaded by alien creatures from another planet, there was some hope that they could be placated. After all, there was little reason for any technologically advanced alien creatures to attack us. Anything we have, they can synthesize. They could even create their own planet. There is one thing that the aliens might want from us, which is knowledge--knowledge of our biology, our culture, and other esoteric subjects. Those things could not be studied by destroying us, and therefore, it was hoped that peaceful relations could be established. That hope was quickly dashed, however. Alien emissaries did arrive, and the welcome mats were rolled out all over the globe. Negotiations began. No sooner had they, however, than it was discovered that the aliens were robots. All of them. Billions of years earlier, they had been created by ...