Robo sapiens japanicus : robots, gender, family, and the Japanese nation /

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"Japan is arguably the first postindustrial society to embrace the prospect of human-robot coexistence. Over the past decade, Japanese humanoid robots designed for use in homes, hospitals, offices, and schools have become celebrated in the mass media and social media throughout the world. In Ro...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Robertson, Jennifer, 1953- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2018]
Subjects:
Human-robot interaction > Japan.
Interaction homme-robot > Japon.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Engineering (General)
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > General.
Human-robot interaction
Japan
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Robot visions
  • Innovation as renovation
  • Families of future past
  • Embodiment and gender
  • Robot rights vs. human rights
  • Cyborg-ableism beyond the uncanny (valley)
  • Robot reality check.

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