Beschreibung:
We know that robots are just machines. Why then do we often talk about them as if they were alive? Laura Voss explores this fascinating phenomenon, providing a rich insight into practices of animacy (and inanimacy) attribution to robot technology: from science-fiction to robotics R&D, from science communication to media discourse, and from the theoretical perspectives of STS to the cognitive sciences. Taking an interdisciplinary perspective, and backed by a wealth of empirical material, Voss shows how scientists, engineers, journalists - and everyone else - can face the challenge of robot technology appearing 'a little bit alive' with a reflexive and yet pragmatic stance.
Produktdetails:
- Autor:in: Laura Voss
- Erscheinungsdatum: 07.11.2024
- Sprache: Englisch
- Seitenumfang: 216 Seiten
- ISBN: 9783837655605
GPSR Kontakt:
Verlagskontakt: GPSR Kontakt | Hermannstraße 26 33602 Bielefeld | DE | E-Mail: live@transcript-verlag.de
