Tales from a Robotic World
By Dario Floreano and Nicola Nosengo
By Dario Floreano and Nicola Nosengo
By Dario Floreano and Nicola Nosengo
By Dario Floreano and Nicola Nosengo
Category: Science & Technology
Category: Science & Technology
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$29.95
Sep 27, 2022 | ISBN 9780262047449
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Sep 27, 2022 | ISBN 9780262371797
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Praise
“Every speculation is grounded in genuine research, picked over with a keen and critical eye…they do a cracking job.”
—The Times
“… enjoyable and intriguing.”
—Popular Science (UK)
“Predicting the future, particularly where science and technology is involved, is a difficult task. Tales From a Robotic World landed me a heavy reading list and with a deep feeling of satisfaction. It’s a must read for anyone who is interested in how technologies shape our world.”
— BSFA Review (British Science Fiction Association)
“If you wondered where techno-optimism went, here it is: a book which interleaves episodes of techno-fiction with accounts of the real-life research behind it, depicting a future chock full of smart, friendly robots improving the world and saving lives. The Swiss authors, one a roboticist, the other a science writer, are both deeply involved in the technology and brimming with enthusiasm.”
—The Fortean Times
Table Of Contents
Introduction vii
1 Robots in the Lagoon 1
2 The Really Big One 15
3 Our First Martian Homes 45
4 Drones and the City 63
5 Love and Sex with Robots 87
6 A Day in the Factory of the Future 109
7 The First Nobel for Robotics 131
8 Microsurgeons’ Fantastic Voyage 155
9 Life as it Could Be 171
10 How to Compete with Robots 195
11 Inventing an Industry 207
Epilogue: What Could Go Wrong, or the Ethics of Robotics 227
Acknowledgments 235
Notes 237
Index 255
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