Flesh and Machines: How Robots Will Change Us

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Vintage Books, 2003 - Technology & Engineering - 260 pages
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Are we really on the brink of having robots to mop our floors, do our dishes, mow our lawns, and clean our windows? And are researchers that close to creating robots that can think, feel, repair themselves, and even reproduce?

Rodney A. Brooks, director of the MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory believes we are. In this lucid and accessible book, Brooks vividly depicts the history of robots and explores the ever-changing relationships between humans and their technological brethren, speculating on the growing role that robots will play in our existence. Knowing the moral battle likely to ensue, he posits a clear philosophical argument as to why we should not fear that change. What results is a fascinating book that offers a deeper understanding of who we are and how we can control what we will become.

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Contents

Dances with Machines
3
The Quest for an Artificial Creature
12
Planetary Ambassadors
32
Copyright

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About the author (2003)

Rodney A. Brooks is Fujitsu Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at MIT and director of the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. He is also chairman and chief technological officer of iRobot Corporation. He is a founding fellow of the American Association for Artificial Intelligence (AAA) and a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). The author of several books and a contributor to many journals, he was one of the subjects of Errol Morris's 1997 documentary, Fast, Cheap, and Out of Control. Brooks was born in Australia and now lives in suburban Boston.

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TitleFlesh and Machines: How Robots Will Change Us
AuthorRodney Allen Brooks
Editionillustrated, reprint
PublisherVintage Books, 2003
ISBN037572527X, 9780375725272
Length260 pages
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Technology & Engineering / History
Technology & Engineering / Robotics
Technology & Engineering / Social Aspects
  
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