| Description |
xxv, 490 pages : illustrations, maps, charts ; 26 cm |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Series |
Opinions throughout history |
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Opinions throughout history.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"This volume explores automatons, computing, mechanical engineering, automation in the Industrial Revolution, digital technology, the search for artificial intelligence, and technological singularity--a hypothetical future point when technological growth becomes uncontrollable and irreversible, resulting in unfathomable changes to human civilization."-- From publisher description. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Historical timeline -- Endowed with motion : robots in myth and legend (1800 BCE-17th century) -- Automating work : mechanization and human capability (1590-1900) -- Fear your creation : the robot revolution (1600s-1920s) -- Automated ethics : robotics, ethics, and morality (1920s-1950s) -- The computer revolution : a history of early computers (1940s-1950s) -- Approaching intelligence : first steps toward modern artificial intelligence (1940s-1960s) -- Factory work : development of industrial manufacturing machines (1913-1980s) -- The illusion of language : language replicating machines and programs (1950s-1970s) -- The perfect body : robot design in pop culture and reality (1950s-2010s) -- Seasons of AI : development and stagnation in AI research (1950s-present) -- Hands free : the search for autonomous transportation (1930s-present) -- Robotic justice : the use of robots in security and policing (1970s-2010s) -- Where no one can go : robots in dangerous places and dangerous jobs (1980s-present) -- Mechanical medicine : robotics in medicine and health (1980s-present) -- Playing robot : robots as a toy and hobby (1993-present) -- War games : the use of robotics and AI in the military (1994-present) -- Space oddities : robotics in space (1966-present) -- The ultimate strategy machine : robots and the great human strategy games (1996-present) -- Homebots : robots in the home (1998-present) -- Replicating humanity : robotic approximations of human form and function (2000-present) -- The AI assistant : virtual and digital assistants (2011-present) -- Robotic citizenship : public attitudes toward robots and robotics (2014-present) -- Biorobotics : the use of robotics to repair and enhance the human body (2017-present) -- Robotic living : smart homes and robotic household aides (2017-present) -- The future of work : how robotics could impact the future of the working world (2019) -- Quantum computing : the potential future of computing technology (2019) -- The singularity : the transcendence of technology (2020) -- Conclusion : robotics and AI : oppressors or a new Utopia? -- Appendixes. |
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Robotics -- History -- Sources.
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Artificial intelligence -- History -- Sources.
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Automation -- History -- Sources.
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Robotics -- Public opinion -- Sources.
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Artificial intelligence -- Public opinion -- Sources.
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Automation -- Public opinion -- Sources.
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Artificial intelligence. (OCoLC)fst00817247
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Automation. (OCoLC)fst00822786
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Robotics. (OCoLC)fst01098997
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Sources. (OCoLC)fst01423900
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| Added Title |
Robotics and artificial intelligence |
| ISBN |
9781642654813 (hardcover) |
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1642654817 (hardcover) |
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