Our Robots, Ourselves: Robotics and the Myths of Autonomy

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Our Robots, Ourselves: Robotics and the Myths of Autonomy

â€œ[An] essential bookâ€¦ it is required reading as we seriously engage one of the most important debates of our time.â€â€”Sherry Turkle, author ofÂ Reclaiming Conversation: The Power of Talk in a Digital Age

From drones to Mars roversâ€”an exploration of the most innovative use of robots today and a provocative argument for the crucial role of humans in our increasingly technological future.
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In Our Robots, Ourselves, David Mindell offers a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the cutting edge of robotics today, debunking commonly held myths and exploring the rapidly changing relationships between humans and machines.
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Drawing on firsthand experience, extensive interviews, and the latest research from MIT and elsewhere, Mindell takes us to extreme environmentsâ€”high atmosphere, deep ocean, and outer spaceâ€”to reveal where the most advanced robotics already exist. In these environments, scientists use robots to discover new information about ancient civilizations, to map some of the worldâ€™s largest geological features, and even to â€œcommuteâ€ to Mars to conduct daily experiments. But these tools of air, sea, and space also forecast the dangers, ethical quandaries, and unintended consequences of a future in which robotics and automation suffuse our everyday lives.
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Mindell argues that the stark lines weâ€™ve drawn between human and not human, manual and automated, arenâ€™t helpful for understanding our relationship with robotics. Brilliantly researched and accessibly written, Our Robots, Ourselves clarifies misconceptions about the autonomous robot, offering instead a hopeful message about what he calls â€œrich human presenceâ€ at the center of the technological landscape we are now creating. Â
Country USA
Brand Viking
Manufacturer Viking
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 9780525426974
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2015-10-13
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9780525426974

Country	USA
Brand	Viking
Manufacturer	Viking
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	9780525426974
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	2015-10-13
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9780525426974

Our Robots, Ourselves: Robotics and the Myths of Autonomy

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