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
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Robots Wanted
  • Dead And/Or Alive; 1.1. Making Love and Killing People: The Old and New Age of Robotics; 1.2. Hype, Hope, and Horror; 1.3. Robots and Science Fiction: Inseparably Linked; 1.4. Research Question and Approach; 1.5. Some Methodological Clarifications; 1.6. A Tour Along the Life Cycle of Robots
  • 2. Disciplinary Context and Terminology; 2.1. Human-Robot-Interaction Research: "Controlling" In/Animacy Attributions; 2.2. Terminology: Anthropomorphism, Agency, Animacy, and More; 2.3. Disciplinary Perspectives: Animacy Attribution as an Object of Research vs. Methodological Malpractice
  • 3. Making Robots: In/Animacy Attributions in Robotics Research and Development; 3.1. Complex Epistemic Practices in Long-Term HRI; 3.2. Approach; 3.3. The Robot Body in the Center of Attention; 3.4. The Robot as Tool and Team Member; 3.5. Testing in the Real World: The Unpredictable Robot; 3.6. Switching Perspectives: In/Animacy Attributions as Constructive Practice; 3.7. Summary
  • 4. Showing Off Robots: In/Animacy Attributions in Robotics Demonstrations, Science Communication, and Marketing; 4.1. Demo or Die: Outreach, Engagement, and Accountability; 4.2. Approach; 4.3. Narratives of Agency: Proof of Functionality; 4.4. Narratives of Desired Futures: Proof of Applicability; 4.5. Narratives of Animacy: Making Robots Engaging; 4.6. Switching Perspectives: In/Animacy Attributions as Constructive Practice; 4.7. Critical Discourse: Simulation or Deception?; 4.8. Summary
  • 5. Reporting on Robots: In/Animacy Attributions in Media Discourse; 5.1. Robotics and Medialization; 5.2. Approach; 5.3. Hope, Horror, and Science Fiction; 5.4. From Human-Shaped Software to the Robot Apocalypse: Practices of Animacy Attribution; 5.5. Switching Perspectives: In/Animacy Attributions as Constructive Practice; 5.6. Critical Discourse: Animacy Attributions as Traffic Bait?; 5.7. Summary
  • 6. Conclusions ... and Openings; 6.1. A Recapitulation; 6.2. The Constructive Quality of In/Animacy Attributions; 6.3. Critical Discourse: Individual and Systemic Issues; 6.4. In/Animacy: Beyond Robotics; 6.5. Speaking Clearly: A Take-Home Message

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