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9780801890710 Academic Inspection Copy

The Robot

The Life Story of a Technology
  • ISBN-13: 9780801890710
  • Publisher: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS
    Imprint: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS
  • By Lisa Nocks
  • Price: AUD $56.99
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  • Local release date: 14/01/2009
  • Format: Paperback 224 pages Weight: 0g
  • Categories: Technology: general issues [TB]
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Human-like (or hominoid) machines fascinate us, and they have become increasingly important in post - World War II industry and space exploration. Where did the idea for such devices come from? What varied uses do they serve in our world, and where do they seem to be headed? Lisa Nocks capitalizes on the salience of these issues, tracing the development of the robot from jacquemarts (human-form clocks) to the robot Elektro and his robotic dog at the 1939 World's Fair to Japanese car-making devices to rovers on Mars and programmable fighting hominoids in Western pop culture.

AcknowledgmentsIntroductionTimelinePart I: Ancestors1. Between Ritual, Myth, and Machine: Robot Ancestors2. Automata to AutomationPart II: The Early Years3. Into the Factory: The First Robots4. Smarter Machines: Artificial Intelligence and RoboticsPart III: Growth of the Field5. Getting Around: Perception, Locomotion, and Power6. Robots among Us: The Latest DevelopmentsConclusionGlossary of TermsFurther ReadingIndex

""What distinguishes this book from others is its attempt to cover the long history of robots, as well as to take the time to explain how many of the technologies actually work.""

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