Designing Sociable Robots (Intelligent Robotics and Autonomous Agents series)
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| Rating | : | 4.50 (712 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0262524317 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 281 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-11-07 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The book includes a CD-ROM that shows Kismet in action.. Cynthia Breazeal here presents her vision of the sociable robot of the future, a synthetic creature and not merely a sophisticated tool. Eventually sociable robots will assist us in our daily lives, as collaborators and companions. Much of the book focuses on a nascent sociable robot she designed named Kismet. This blending of science, engineering, and art creates a lifelike quality that encourages people to treat Kismet as a social creature rather than just a machine. Because the most successful
Details on Kismet The book is well structured, and includes many photos and diagrams. I found it useful because I work exactly on the same topic. However, most of its content can be found elsewhere (in published articles). The accompanying CD-ROM includes very interesting videos, although I think they can also be found elsewhere. In summay, I definitely recommend this book, but only if you are really interested in the topic and/or in Kismet, and you. Brilliant Written by someone who has an instinct about how the future will turn out to be. I used this book to write my own futurist novel. Post Singularity London, this book helped me like several others did in the same way.. The Future of Robotics at it's Best! Steve Jones This book is a must read for anyone who is serious about the future of Robotics and how these biomechanical devices will interact with us.
Breazeal is Assistant Professor of Media Arts and Sciences at the MIT Media Lab.. Cynthia L
Breazeal writes about her adventures as a modern-day Mary Shelley. (Peter Skinner Foreword)an entertaining book thought-provoking and likely to hold many pointers to the future. Andrew Robotica)Dr. Andrew Robotica. Alex M. (Claudia Dreifus The New York Times)Magisterial. (Alex M. An entertaining book thought-provoking and likely to hold many pointers to the future