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Publisher: The MIT Press
Published: 27 September 2022
DOI: 10.7551/mitpress/13489.003.0001
EISBN: 9780262371803
Publisher: The MIT Press
Published: 27 September 2022
DOI: 10.7551/mitpress/13489.003.0002
EISBN: 9780262371803
Publisher: The MIT Press
Published: 27 September 2022
DOI: 10.7551/mitpress/13489.003.0003
EISBN: 9780262371803
Publisher: The MIT Press
Published: 27 September 2022
DOI: 10.7551/mitpress/13489.003.0004
EISBN: 9780262371803
Publisher: The MIT Press
Published: 27 September 2022
DOI: 10.7551/mitpress/13489.003.0005
EISBN: 9780262371803
Publisher: The MIT Press
Published: 27 September 2022
DOI: 10.7551/mitpress/13489.003.0006
EISBN: 9780262371803
Publisher: The MIT Press
Published: 27 September 2022
DOI: 10.7551/mitpress/13489.003.0007
EISBN: 9780262371803
Publisher: The MIT Press
Published: 27 September 2022
DOI: 10.7551/mitpress/13489.003.0008
EISBN: 9780262371803
Publisher: The MIT Press
Published: 27 September 2022
DOI: 10.7551/mitpress/13489.003.0009
EISBN: 9780262371803
Publisher: The MIT Press
Published: 27 September 2022
DOI: 10.7551/mitpress/13489.003.0010
EISBN: 9780262371803
Publisher: The MIT Press
Published: 27 September 2022
DOI: 10.7551/mitpress/13489.003.0011
EISBN: 9780262371803
Publisher: The MIT Press
Published: 27 September 2022
DOI: 10.7551/mitpress/13489.003.0012
EISBN: 9780262371803
Publisher: The MIT Press
Published: 27 September 2022
DOI: 10.7551/mitpress/13489.003.0013
EISBN: 9780262371803
Publisher: The MIT Press
Published: 27 September 2022
DOI: 10.7551/mitpress/13489.003.0014
EISBN: 9780262371803
Publisher: The MIT Press
Published: 27 September 2022
DOI: 10.7551/mitpress/13489.003.0015
EISBN: 9780262371803
Publisher: The MIT Press
Published: 27 September 2022
DOI: 10.7551/mitpress/13489.003.0016
EISBN: 9780262371803
Publisher: The MIT Press
Published: 27 September 2022
DOI: 10.7551/mitpress/13489.003.0017
EISBN: 9780262371803
Publisher: The MIT Press
Published: 27 September 2022
DOI: 10.7551/mitpress/13489.001.0001
EISBN: 9780262371803
Stories from the future of intelligent machines—from rescue drones to robot spouses—and accounts of cutting-edge research that could make it all possible. Tech prognosticators promised us robots—autonomous humanoids that could carry out any number of tasks. Instead, we have robot vacuum cleaners. But, as Dario Floreano and Nicola Nosengo report, advances in robotics could bring those rosy predictions closer to reality. A new generation of robots, directly inspired by the intelligence and bodies of living organisms, will be able not only to process data but to interact physically with humans and the environment. In this book, Floreano, a roboticist, and Nosengo, a science writer, bring us tales from the future of intelligent machines—from rescue drones to robot spouses—along with accounts of the cutting-edge research that could make it all possible. These stories from the not-so-distant future show us robots that can be used for mitigating effects of climate change, providing healthcare, working with humans on the factory floor, and more. Floreano and Nosengo tell us how an application of swarm robotics could protect Venice from flooding, how drones could reduce traffic on the congested streets of mega-cities like Hong Kong, and how a “long-term relationship model” robot could supply sex, love, and companionship. After each fictional scenario, they explain the technologies that underlie it, describing advances in such areas as soft robotics, swarm robotics, aerial and mobile robotics, humanoid robots, wearable robots, and even biohybrid robots based on living cells. Robotics technology is no silver bullet for all the world's problems—but it can help us tackle some of the most pressing challenges we face.
Book: Robot Ethics
Series: The MIT Press Essential Knowledge series
Publisher: The MIT Press
Published: 06 September 2022
DOI: 10.7551/mitpress/14436.003.0001
EISBN: 9780262370509
Book: Robot Ethics
Series: The MIT Press Essential Knowledge series
Publisher: The MIT Press
Published: 06 September 2022
DOI: 10.7551/mitpress/14436.003.0002
EISBN: 9780262370509
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