The Robot

Name: The Robot
Brand: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS
SKU: 9780801890710
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JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESSISBN: 9780801890710

The Life Story of a Technology

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By Lisa Nocks
Imprint: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS
Release Date: January 14, 2009
Format: PAPERBACK
Pages: 224

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Human-like (or hominoid) machines fascinate us, and they have become increasingly important in post - World War II industry and space exploration. Where did the idea for such devices come from? What varied uses do they serve in our world, and where do they seem to be headed? Lisa Nocks capitalizes on the salience of these issues, tracing the development of the robot from jacquemarts (human-form clocks) to the robot Elektro and his robotic dog at the 1939 World's Fair to Japanese car-making devices to rovers on Mars and programmable fighting hominoids in Western pop culture.

AcknowledgmentsIntroductionTimelinePart I: Ancestors1. Between Ritual, Myth, and Machine: Robot Ancestors2. Automata to AutomationPart II: The Early Years3. Into the Factory: The First Robots4. Smarter Machines: Artificial Intelligence and RoboticsPart III: Growth of the Field5. Getting Around: Perception, Locomotion, and Power6. Robots among Us: The Latest DevelopmentsConclusionGlossary of TermsFurther ReadingIndex

""What distinguishes this book from others is its attempt to cover the long history of robots, as well as to take the time to explain how many of the technologies actually work.""

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