The Matrix was a pretty cool take on this concept. I thought The Animatrix did a really good job looking at that aspect of it.
In terms of surviving a robot uprising? Well the robots are a lot more of an intelligent adversary than the zombie. The zombie is so popular because they're incapable of using tools. The thing is, why do the robots want to rise up? Zombies are a mindless mass. They've taken over because that's the sole purpose of zombies. The virus, or biting each other or what-have-you have spread to ludicrous degrees and you as the last non-zombie people must get to a safe place to live. With robots they can have directives, but what would they be? Why do they want to create society? Because its better? I don't get it.
To be honest, my favorite one of these world domination by one race things has been the one depicted in Reign of Fire but I guess that could just be because I love dragons.