Our Robots, Ourselves by David A Mindell

Our Robots, Ourselves by David A Mindell

" An essential book... it is required reading as we seriously engage one of the most important debates of our time."-Sherry Turkle, author ofReclaiming Conversation- The Power of Talk in a Digital Age

From drones to Mars rovers-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.

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.

Drawing on firsthand experience, extensive interviews, and the latest research from MIT and elsewhere, Mindell takes us to extreme environments-high atmosphere, deep ocean, and outer space-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 world's largest geological features, and even to "commute" 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.

Mindell argues that the stark lines we've drawn between human and not human, manual and automated, aren'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 "rich human presence" at the center of the technological landscape we are now creating.

At the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, David A.Mindell is the Dibner Professor of Engineering and Manufacturing History and Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics. He is the author or editor of many publications, including Johns Hopkins Press's Between Human and Machine: Feedback, Control, and Computation Before Cybernetics and Digital Apollo: Human and Machine in Spaceflight. In 2001, the Society for the History of Technology awarded the Sally Hacker Award to the first edition of Iron Coffin, titled War, Technology, and Experience aboard the USS Monitor.

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ISBN 13	9780525426974
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Titel	Our Robots, Ourselves
Autor	David A Mindell
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Bindungsart	Hardback
Verlag	Penguin Putnam Inc
Erscheinungsjahr	2015-10-13
Seitenanzahl	272
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