Sophia Robot

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Sophia Robot
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Author : Thomas Riccio
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2024-06-14
Sophia Robot written by Thomas Riccio and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-06-14 with Performing Arts categories.
This book considers David Hanson’s robots as a performative expression of our cultural moment, serving as a paradigm for the evolution of humanoid social robots. Mechanical beings have occupied the human imagination since antiquity. Now, they inhabit the pop-cultural imagination, embodying the apotheosis of humanity’s technological aspirations and dread. Sophia, Hanson’s most advanced robot, anticipates the future as she articulates the mythic pattern, narrative, anxieties, and hopes as old as humanity. Gendered as an attractive female with a face inspired by Queen Nefertiti and Audrey Hepburn, Sophia is a cipher, avatar, and turning point that brings humanity and technology a step closer to the emergence of a post-human species. The author is a transdisciplinary artist/scholar/educator working internationally in experimental performance, indigenous performance (ritual, shamanism), and social robotics. Hanson’s robots and Sophia are examined as performance media and events, as characters evolving as post-human narratives of technological beings. The emergent, complex, and collaborative relationships social robots have with technology, AI, performance, anthropology, mythology, psychology, sociology, popular culture, social media, politics, and economics are considered.
The Gender Of Things
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Author : Maria Rentetzi
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2023-09-29
The Gender Of Things written by Maria Rentetzi and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-09-29 with Social Science categories.
The Gender of Things is a highly interdisciplinary book that explores the power relationship between gender and the material culture of technoscience, addressing a seemingly straightforward question: How does a thing—such as a spacesuit, a humanoid robot, or a surgical instrument—become a gendered object? These 14 short chapters cover an original selection of “things”: from cosmeceuticals to early motor scooters, from Scrum boards to border walls, and from robots to the human body and its parts. By historically examining how significance has been attached to specific things and how things were designed and produced, the chapters reveal how the concept of gender has been embedded and finds expression in the material world of science and technology. With insights from science and technology studies (STS), anthropology, the history of ergonomics, museum studies, the history of science, technology, and medicine but also the philosophy and sociology of technology and feminist new materialism, this collection reminds us that our material creations not only bear knowledge about our world. The Gender of Things will be of key interest to undergraduate and graduate students and research scholars of STS as well as gender studies. The Intorduction and Chapter 4 of this book are freely available as downloadable Open Access PDFs at http://www.taylorfrancis.com under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (CC-BY-NC-ND) 4.0 license.
Humans And Robots
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Author : Sven Nyholm
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Release Date : 2020-03-09
Humans And Robots written by Sven Nyholm and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-03-09 with Philosophy categories.
Can robots perform actions, make decisions, collaborate with humans, be our friends, perhaps fall in love, or potentially harm us? Even before these things truly happen, ethical and philosophical questions already arise. The reason is that we humans have a tendency to spontaneously attribute minds and “agency” to anything even remotely humanlike. Moreover, some people already say that robots should be our companions and have rights. Others say that robots should be slaves. This book tackles emerging ethical issues about human beings, robots, and agency head on. It explores the ethics of creating robots that are, or appear to be, decision-making agents. From military robots to self-driving cars to care robots or even sex robots equipped with artificial intelligence: how should we interpret the apparent agency of such robots? This book argues that we need to explore how human beings can best coordinate and collaborate with robots in responsible ways. It investigates ethically important differences between human agency and robot agency to work towards an ethics of responsible human-robot interaction.
Desire In The Age Of Robots And Ai
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Author : Rebecca Gibson
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2019-08-24
Desire In The Age Of Robots And Ai written by Rebecca Gibson and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-08-24 with Social Science categories.
This book examines how science fiction’s portrayal of humanity’s desire for robotic companions influences and reflects changes in our actual desires. It begins by taking the reader on a journey that outlines basic human desires—in short, we are storytellers, and we need the objects of our desire to be able to mirror that aspect of our beings. This not only explains the reasons we seek out differences in our mates, but also why we crave sex and romance with robots. In creating a new species of potential companions, science fiction highlights what we already want and how our desires dictate—and are in return recreated— by what is written. But sex with robots is more than a sci-fi pop-culture phenomenon; it’s a driving force in the latest technological advances in cybernetic science. As such, this book looks at both what we imagine and what we can create in terms of the newest iterations of robotic companionship.
Mobile Robot Motion Control And Path Planning
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Author : Ahmad Taher Azar
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2023-06-30
Mobile Robot Motion Control And Path Planning written by Ahmad Taher Azar and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-06-30 with Technology & Engineering categories.
This book presents the recent research advances in linear and nonlinear control techniques. From both a theoretical and practical standpoint, motion planning and related control challenges are key parts of robotics. Indeed, the literature on the planning of geometric paths and the generation of time-based trajectories, while accounting for the compatibility of such paths and trajectories with the kinematic and dynamic constraints of a manipulator or a mobile vehicle, is extensive and rich in historical references. Path planning is vital and critical for many different types of robotics, including autonomous vehicles, multiple robots, and robot arms. In the case of multiple robot route planning, it is critical to produce a safe path that avoids colliding with objects or other robots. When designing a safe path for an aerial or underwater robot, the 3D environment must be considered. As the number of degrees of freedom on a robot arm increases, so does the difficulty of path planning. As a result, safe pathways for high-dimensional systems must be developed in a timely manner. Nonetheless, modern robotic applications, particularly those requiring one or more robots to operate in a dynamic environment (e.g., human–robot collaboration and physical interaction, surveillance, or exploration of unknown spaces with mobile agents, etc.), pose new and exciting challenges to researchers and practitioners. For instance, planning a robot's motion in a dynamic environment necessitates the real-time and online execution of difficult computational operations. The development of efficient solutions for such real-time computations, which could be offered by specially designed computational architectures, optimized algorithms, and other unique contributions, is thus a critical step in the advancement of present and future-oriented robotics.
Ai And Iot Based Intelligent Automation In Robotics
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Author : Ashutosh Kumar Dubey
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2021-04-30
Ai And Iot Based Intelligent Automation In Robotics written by Ashutosh Kumar Dubey and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-04-30 with Computers categories.
The 24 chapters in this book provides a deep overview of robotics and the application of AI and IoT in robotics. It contains the exploration of AI and IoT based intelligent automation in robotics. The various algorithms and frameworks for robotics based on AI and IoT are presented, analyzed, and discussed. This book also provides insights on application of robotics in education, healthcare, defense and many other fields which utilize IoT and AI. It also introduces the idea of smart cities using robotics.
Diachronic Perspectives On Embodiment And Technology
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Author : Thiemo Breyer
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2024-03-12
Diachronic Perspectives On Embodiment And Technology written by Thiemo Breyer and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-03-12 with Science categories.
This book investigates the relationships between gestures and artefacts theoretically and historically, by analyzing different phenomena stemming from a variety of fields such as robotics, archaeology, gesture studies, anthropology, philosophy, and gestural practices like choreography, music performance, and composition. It underlines how embodiment and technology change the interplay between maker and artefact over time and appeals to students and researchers in these fields. Its goal is to enable the reader to understand that the recurring topics and questions as well as multi-level similarities are by no means accidental, but can best be understood if one pays attention to the intertwinements of materiality and cognition, praxis and techne.
Spooky Technology A Reflection On The Invisible And Otherworldly Qualities In Everyday Technologies
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Author : Daragh Byrne
language : en
Publisher: Imaginaries Lab
Release Date : 2021-08-31
Spooky Technology A Reflection On The Invisible And Otherworldly Qualities In Everyday Technologies written by Daragh Byrne and has been published by Imaginaries Lab this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-08-31 with Computers categories.
Spooky Technology explores our understanding of the invisible technologies in our everyday lives, from objects with ‘intelligence’ to systems in our homes that talk to us (and each other). The book is an inventory of spooky technologies, compiled by Carnegie Mellon students reviewing work across art, design, HCI, psychology, human factors research, and other fields, that has been done in this field, or adjacent to it, both historically and more recently, with commentary, essays, and interviews with creators and artists. We often hear that the technologies in our everyday lives would appear to be ‘magic’ and potentially terrifying to people in the past—instantaneous communication with people all over the world, access to a vast, ever-growing resource of human knowledge right there in the palm of our hand, objects with ‘intelligence’ that can sense and talk to us (and each other). But rarely are these ‘otherworldly’ dimensions of technologies explored in more detail. There is an often unspoken presumption that the march of progress will inevitably mean we all adopt new practices, and incorporate new products and new ways of doing things into our lives—all cities will become smart cities; all homes will become smart homes. But these systems have become omnipresent without our necessarily understanding them. They are not just black boxes, but invisible: entities in our homes and everyday lives which work through hidden flows of data, unknown agendas, imaginary clouds, mysterious sets of rules which we perhaps dismiss as ‘algorithms’ or even ‘AI’ without really understanding what that means. On some level, the superstitions and sense of wonder, and ways of relating to the unknown and the supernatural (deities, spirits, ghosts) which humanity has felt in every culture throughout history have not gone away, but started to become transferred and transmuted into new forms.
Volume 7 Issue 1 Winter 2019
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Author : Journal of Law and Cyber Warfare
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
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Volume 7 Issue 1 Winter 2019 written by Journal of Law and Cyber Warfare and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with categories.
Hachette Children S Yearbook Infopedia 2023
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Author : Hachette India
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2022-09-25
Hachette Children S Yearbook Infopedia 2023 written by Hachette India and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-09-25 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
14th UPDATED EDITION Know more than ever before! A useful fact-finder, a general knowledge resource, a ready reckoner for must-have information and an accessible reference for notable events all at once, the Hachette Children's Yearbook & Infopedia brings you news, GK, current affairs and fascinating facts about your favourite focus points in every annual bestselling edition. With well-researched and updated content, thematic organization and reader-friendly presentation, this book is the essential companion for every smart student who wants to stay ahead. Pick it up and start to explore - for reference, projects, home assignments and so much more! INSIDE: FACTS AND STATS ON INDIA AND EVERY COUNTRY IN THE WORLD! * News Highlights from India and Around the World * People Who Made Headlines * Inside the Earth * Environment News * Out There in Space * Science Basics * Literature Info * Sports Spotlights * Superlatives * History Timelines * The Year Ahead