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OverviewThis book explores the making of robots in labs at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). It examines the cultural ideas that go into the making of robots, and the role of fiction in co-constructing the technological practices of the robotic scientists. The book engages with debates in anthropological theorizing regarding the way that robots are reimagined as intelligent, autonomous and social and weaved into lived social realities. Richardson charts the move away from the worker robot of the 1920s to the social one of the 2000s, as robots are reimagined as companions, friends and therapeutic agents. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Kathleen Richardson (Portland Community College University College London, UK University College London, UK)Publisher: Taylor and Francis Imprint: Taylor and Francis ISBN: 9781322983363ISBN 10: 1322983364 Pages: 148 Publication Date: 01 January 2015 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Electronic book text Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationKathleen Richardson is Senior Research Fellow in the Ethics of Robotics in the School for Computer Science and Informatics, Faculty of Technology, De Montfort University, Leicester, UK. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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