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What to expect when you're expecting robots : the future of human-robot collaboration / Laura Major and Julie Shah.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : Basic Books, Hachette Book Group, 2020Copyright date: ©2020Edition: First editionDescription: vii, 289 pages : illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781541699113
  • 1541699114
Other title:
  • What to expect when you are expecting robots
Subject(s):
Contents:
Introduction -- 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: "Most robots are glorified power tools, limited in scope and subject to constant human control... But not for long. As roboticists Laura Major and Julie Shah argue, tomorrow's robots will not be our tools but our collaborators. They'll operate on their own in busy, unpredictable pubic spaces, driving our trucks, doing our grocery shopping, patrolling our neighborhoods, and even managing our ER's... They'll be our first truly social machines.. [This book] offers a clear and urgent vision for how we can make robots that can survive in the real world, and how they will change our entire relationship to technology."--Dust jacket flap.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The next generation of robots will be truly social, but can we make sure that they play well in the sandbox?
Most robots are just tools. They do limited sets of tasks subject to constant human control. But a new type of robot is coming. These machines will operate on their own in busy, unpredictable public spaces. They'll ferry deliveries, manage emergency rooms, even grocery shop. Such systems could be truly collaborative, accomplishing tasks we don't do well without our having to stop and direct them.
This makes them social entities, so, as robot designers Laura Major and Julie Shah argue, whether they make our lives better or worse is a matter of whether they know how to behave.
What to Expect When You're Expecting Robots offers a vision for how robots can survive in the real world and how they will change our relationship to technology. From teaching them manners, to robot-proofing public spaces, to planning for their mistakes, this book answers every question you didn't know you needed to ask about the robots on the way.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-269) and index.

Introduction -- 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.

"Most robots are glorified power tools, limited in scope and subject to constant human control... But not for long. As roboticists Laura Major and Julie Shah argue, tomorrow's robots will not be our tools but our collaborators. They'll operate on their own in busy, unpredictable pubic spaces, driving our trucks, doing our grocery shopping, patrolling our neighborhoods, and even managing our ER's... They'll be our first truly social machines.. [This book] offers a clear and urgent vision for how we can make robots that can survive in the real world, and how they will change our entire relationship to technology."--Dust jacket flap.

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