| Edition |
First edition. |
| Descript |
vii, 289 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Note |
Nonfiction. |
| Bibliog. |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-269) and index. |
| Contents |
The automation invasion -- There is no such thing as a self-reliant robot -- When robots are too good -- The three-body problem -- Robots don't have to be cute -- How do you say "excuse me" to a robot? -- Robots talking among themselves -- This city is a cyborg -- It takes a village to raise a robot -- Conclusion. |
| Summary |
"Robot experts Julie Shah and Laura Major are among those engineers leading the development of collaborative robots, and in this book, they will offer their vision for how to make it in the new era of human-robot collaboration. They set out the blueprint for what they call working robots, which in many ways resemble service animals, and take readers through the many fascinating and surprising challenges that both engineers and the public will need to address in figuring out these machines can be responsibly integrated into society: what they will have to look like, how they will have to talk to strangers and what robot etiquette will be, whether we will have to 'robot-proof' public spaces and infrastructure, and how the safety-critical work of human-robot collaboration will force a sea change in how the tech industry is regulated. Today, we still gawk at a car that drives by without a driver. Tomorrow, you might find yourself driving next to five of them. We can debate whether the singularity will ever come, but robots need not be superintelligent in order to revolutionize our relationship to technology."-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Robotics -- Human factors.
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Robots -- Forecasting.
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Human-machine systems -- Social aspects.
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Technological forecasting.
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| Alt Author |
Shah, Julie, author.
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| Added Title |
What to expect when you are expecting robots. |
| ISBN/ISSN |
9781541699113 (hardcover) |
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1541699114 (hardcover) |
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