Robots Won't Save Japan : An Ethnography of Eldercare Automation /

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"The book is an anthropological examination of the Japanese government's ongoing attempts to develop and implement robots as a solution to its crisis in elder care"--

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wright, James, 1984- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca : ILR Press, an imprint of Cornell University Press, 2023.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Robotics > Social aspects.
Older people > Care.
Human-robot interaction.
Older people > Care > Government policy.
Older people > Care > Japan.
Japan.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Crisis and Care Robots
  • Developing Robots and Designing Algorithmic Care
  • Portrait of a Care Home
  • Hug: Reconfiguring Lifting
  • Paro: Reconfiguring Communication
  • Pepper: Reconfiguring Recreation
  • Beyond Care Robots.

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