More than machines? : the attribution of (in)animacy to robot technology /

We know that robots are just machines. Why then do we often talk about them as if they were alive? Laura Voss explores this fascinating phenomenon, providing a rich insight into practices of animacy (and inanimacy) attribution to robot technology: from science-fiction to robotics R & D, from sci...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Voss, Laura (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bielefeld : Transcript, [2021]
Colección:Science studies (Bielefeld, Germany)
Temas:
Robots > Social aspects.
Robotics > Human factors.
Automation > Social aspects.
Automatisation > Aspect social.
Robotique > Facteurs humains.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > General.
Robotics > Human factors
Automation > Social aspects
Robots > Social aspects
Agency.
Animacy.
Anthropomorphism.
Artificial Intelligence.
Science.
Society.
Sociology of Culture.
Sociology of Technology.
Sociology of Work and Industry.
Sociology.
Technology.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:We know that robots are just machines. Why then do we often talk about them as if they were alive? Laura Voss explores this fascinating phenomenon, providing a rich insight into practices of animacy (and inanimacy) attribution to robot technology: from science-fiction to robotics R & D, from science communication to media discourse, and from the theoretical perspectives of STS to the cognitive sciences. Taking an interdisciplinary perspective, and backed by a wealth of empirical material, Voss shows how scientists, engineers, journalists - and everyone else - can face the challenge of robot technology appearing "a little bit alive" with a reflexive and yet pragmatic stance
Descripción Física:1 online resource (217 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9783839455609
383945560X

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