Living with Robots, 9780262045810
Hardcover
Robots revealed: Separating hype from reality, understanding their present and future.

Living with Robots

what every anxious human needs to know

$86.18

  • Hardcover

    280 pages

  • Release Date

    29 November 2021

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Summary

Decoding the Future: A Realistic Look at Living with Robots

The truth about robots - two experts look beyond the hype, offering a lively and accessible guide to what robots can (and can’t) do.

There’s a lot of hype about robots; some of it is scary and some of it utopian. In this accessible book, two robotics experts reveal the truth about what robots can and can’t do, how they work, and what we can reasonably expect their future capabilities to be. It will not only make you…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780262045810
ISBN-10:0262045818
Author:Ruth Aylett, Patricia A. Vargas
Publisher:MIT Press Ltd
Imprint:MIT Press
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:280
Release Date:29 November 2021
Weight:567g
Dimensions:203mm x 133mm
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Critics Review

“The authors cover an impressive amount of ground and approach the implications of advanced technology with nuance. Well-researched, this survey makes for an in-depth review of the present state of robotics. “—Publishers Weekly

About The Author

Ruth Aylett

Ruth Aylett is Professor of Computer Science at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh. A robotics researcher for thirty years, she is the author of Robots- Bringing Intelligent Machines to Life.

Patricia A. Vargas is Founder-Director of the Robotics Laboratory at Heriot-Watt University, where she is Associate Professor of Computer Science and Robotics. She is coeditor of The Horizons of Evolutionary Robotics.

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