We will be assimilated

Sure, the asteroid strike or the nuclear war might be more dramatic, but it's the robot uprising that really should scare us. Well, that and the alien invasion. And the bird flu. And whatever other horrors the Sci Fi Channel rattles off the list in its 10-item Countdown to Doomsday program tonight. Warns show host Matt Lauer: "Don't let these cute and innocent-looking machines fool you. Many believe they're the first soldiers on the front lines of a robot revolution that's taking over the planet."

And you thought the polar bears had it bad.