Meaningful Futures with Robots
Designing a New Coexistence
$392.85
- Hardcover
281 pages
- Release Date
30 November 2022
Summary
Soon, robots will leave the factories and make their way into living rooms, supermarkets, and care facilities. They will cooperate with humans in everyday life, taking on more than just practical tasks. How should they communicate with us? Do they need eyes, a screen, or arms? Should they resemble humans? Or may they enrich social situations precisely because they act so differently from humans?
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781032262673 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1032262672 |
| Author: | Ronda Ringfort-Felner, Robin Neuhaus, Marc Hassenzahl, Judith Dörrenbächer |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Imprint: | Chapman & Hall/CRC |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 281 |
| Release Date: | 30 November 2022 |
| Weight: | 984g |
| Dimensions: | 254mm x 178mm |
| Series: | Chapman & Hall/CRC Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Series |
About The Author
Ronda Ringfort-Felner
Dr. Judith Dörrenbächer is a design researcher at the chair for “Ubiquitous Design / Experience and Interaction” at the University of Siegen. Educated in design, her current focus is on performative methods in design, on theories about animism transferred to HCI and design (techno-animism) and on interaction and design strategies of social robots.
Ronda Ringfort-Felner is a research assistant at the chair for “Ubiquitous Design / Experience and Interaction” at the University of Siegen. With a background in design and HCI, her research focuses on design fiction, the design and exploration of future intelligent autonomous systems such as social robots, and the exploration of the related societal and social implications.
Robin Neuhaus is a research assistant at the chair for “Ubiquitous Design / Experience and Interaction“ at the University of Siegen. With a background in industrial design and HCI, his current research focuses on the design of experiences and interactions with robots, voice assistants and other non-human actors.
Dr. Marc Hassenzahl is Professor for “Ubiquitous Design / Experience and Interaction” at the University of Siegen. He combines his training in psychology with a love for interaction design. With his group of designers and psychologists, he explores the theory and practice of designing pleasurable, meaningful and transforming interactive technologies.
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