Around the world, scientists and engineers are participating in a high-stakes race to build the first intelligent robot. Many robots already exist - automobile factories are full of them. But the new generation of robots will be something else: smart machines that act like living creatures. When they are brought into existence, science fiction will have become fact. What will happen then? With our prosthetic limbs, titanium hips and artificial eyes, we are already beginning to resemble our machines. Equally important, our machines are beginning to resemble us. Robots already walk, talk and dance; they can react to our facial expressions and obey verbal commands. When they take the next step and become fully autonomous, what will they do? Will we be partners or rivals? Could we meld into a single species -Robo sapiens? In Robo Sapiens , Peter Menzel and Faith D'Aluisio present the next generation of intelligent robots and their makers. Accompanying brilliant photographs of more than 100 robots is an account of the little-known, yet vitally important scientific competition to build an autonomous robot. Containing extensive interviews with robotics pioneers, anecdotal field notes with behind-the-scenes information, and easy-to-understand technical data about the machines, Robo Sapiens is a field guide to our mechanical future.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
MIT Press LTD
ISBN-13
9780262632454
eBay Product ID (ePID)
87890050
Product Key Features
Author
Faith D'aluisio, Peter Menzel
Publication Name
Robo Sapiens: Evolution of a New Species
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Engineering & Technology, Computer Science
Publication Year
2001
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
240 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
273mm
Item Width
216mm
Item Weight
866g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Peter Menzel, Faith D'aluisio
Series Title
The Mit Press
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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