Fülszöveg
GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH OUR PARTNERS FOR THE FUTURE.
The word "robots' conjures up o wealth of false images, a rich blend of science fiction and Hollywood artifacts. Today, robots hove left the pages of fiction and entered reality We are now seeing the first prototypical fornns of silico sapiens-intelligent robots-ond the down of robot life.
Now, in this enlightening, factual book, Joseph Deken strips away the fantasy and shows us the very real ways robots ore changing our lives. He answers questions about robots and their implications forthe human race: What is a robot? How will silico sapiens evolve in the near future and beyond? How will robots co-exist with homo sapiens? In an engaging, witty, down-to-earth style, Joseph Deken illuminates advanced concepts and technology, including:
• THE EVOLUTION FROM COMPUTERS TO ROBOTS: where we hove been, where we're going
• MICROBOTS: The Intellification of personal machines; human tasks and robot drudgery
• MIDROBOTS: robot...
Tovább
Fülszöveg
GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH OUR PARTNERS FOR THE FUTURE.
The word "robots' conjures up o wealth of false images, a rich blend of science fiction and Hollywood artifacts. Today, robots hove left the pages of fiction and entered reality We are now seeing the first prototypical fornns of silico sapiens-intelligent robots-ond the down of robot life.
Now, in this enlightening, factual book, Joseph Deken strips away the fantasy and shows us the very real ways robots ore changing our lives. He answers questions about robots and their implications forthe human race: What is a robot? How will silico sapiens evolve in the near future and beyond? How will robots co-exist with homo sapiens? In an engaging, witty, down-to-earth style, Joseph Deken illuminates advanced concepts and technology, including:
• THE EVOLUTION FROM COMPUTERS TO ROBOTS: where we hove been, where we're going
• MICROBOTS: The Intellification of personal machines; human tasks and robot drudgery
• MIDROBOTS: robot workers and human employment
• MACROBOTS: reshaping the world environment, spanning earth, ocean, space
• MICRO-MINDWORKS: the anatomy of logic engines, biological brains and electronic processors
• SILICO SAPIENS: robot intelligence-does it endanger or enhance the human species?
Vissza