18 books like Robot ethics

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High-Tech DIY Projects with Robotics Maggie Murphy · 2014 · ★ 4.0 · 32p · ≈ 1h · Moderate Learning the ins and outs of robotics can take a lifetime, but learning the basics just takes reading one book! Different types of robots and their components, functions, and purposes are explored in a way that students will find helpful and encouraging when they begin working on their own projects. More than just a beginner’s guide, this may be the spark to ignite limitless possibility for kids… Shares: Design and Construction, Robotics, Robots

Robot Rights David J. Gunkel · 2018 · 256p · ≈ 8h · Moderate A provocative attempt to think about what was previously considered unthinkable: a serious philosophical case for the rights of robots.We are in the midst of a robot invasion, as devices of different configurations and capabilities slowly but surely come to take up increasingly important positions in everyday social reality—self-driving vehicles, recommendation algorithms, machine learning… Shares: Human factors, Moral and ethical aspects, Robots

Treatise on Good Robots Krzysztof Tchon · 2013 · 216p · ≈ 7h · Moderate This volume investigates the ways emerging technologies in the fields of robotics and bio-robotics are influencing society. It necessarily considers both philosophical and technological study of robots, including what it means for robots to exist as good and moral entities, and how they benefit humans and enhance their quality of life. Contributors address artificial intelligence and social… Shares: Human factors, Moral and ethical aspects, Robotics, Social aspects

Robots Clive Gifford · 2003 · 47p · ≈ 1h · Moderate Filled with over 150 brain-busting puzzles and quizzes – fully illustrated throughout!Are you a whizz at animal trivia? Do travel facts float your boat? Do you know all there is to know about dinosaurs?Put your knowledge to the test in this fun-packed book of puzzles and quizzes! Look out for spot the difference, mazes, odd one out and word puzzles – and, of course, bags of quiz questions on… Shares: Robotics, Robots

Teleoperation and robotics Jean Vertut · 1985 · 256p · ≈ 8h · Moderate It is a privilege to be asked to introduce this important work. Such a book has long been needed. Industrial manipulators and robots have caught the attention of the general public and become very fashionable in the last few years. The casual reader of current newspapers and magazit:les or the viewer of television and films might easily conclude that the development of mechanical hands, arms and… Shares: Robotics, Robots

Magnetic forces Elizabeth Lachner · 2008 Shares: Robotics, Robots

Helper Robots Nancy Furstinger · 2014 · ★ 3.5 · 32p · ≈ 1h · Moderate Robots help people in many situations. Some robots rescue people trapped by tornadoes or earthquakes. Others explore volcanoes and the seafloor. And some help scientists protect our environment. How might helper robots affect your life? Read this book to find out! Shares: Robotics, Robots

Designing Robots, Designing Humans Cathrine Hasse · 2019 · 148p · ≈ 4h · Moderate Whilst most research concentrates on the imagined future of robotics, this book brings together a group of international researchers to explore the different ways that robots and humans engage with one another at this point in history. Robotic design is advancing at an incredible pace, and consequently the role of robots has expanded beyond mechanical work in the industrial sector to the social… Shares: Human factors, Robotics, Social aspects, Robots

Robot development using Microsoft Robotics developer studio Shih-Chung Kang · 2011 · 287p · ≈ 9h · Moderate The Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio (MSRDS) and LEGO robots together offer a flexible platform for creating robotic systems. Designed for novices with basic programming skills, Robot Development Using Microsoft Robotics Developer Studio provides clear instructions on developing and operating robots. It includes an extensive array of examples, w Shares: Design and Construction, Robotics, Robots

Performance and computer-aided design Alain Liégeois · 1985 · 270p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Shares: Design and Construction, Robots

Digital People Sidney Perkowitz · 2004 · 246p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Physics, the fundamental science of matter and energy, encompasses all levels of nature from the subatomic to the cosmic, and underlies much of the technology around us. Understanding the physics of our universe is an essential aspect of humanity's quest to understand our environment and our place within it. Doing physics enables us to explore the interaction between environment and human… Shares: Robotics, Robots

Service Orientation in Holonic and Multi-Agent Manufacturing Theodor Borangiu · 2015 · 342p · ≈ 11h · Moderate This volume gathers the peer reviewed papers which were presented at the 5th edition of the International Workshop “Service Orientation in Holonic and Multi-agent Man-ufacturing – SOHOMA’15” organized in November 5-6, 2015 by the Institute for Manufacturing (IfM) of the University of Cambridge, UK in collaboration with the CIMR Research Centre in Computer Integrated Manufacturing and Robotics of… Shares: Robotics, Robots

Practical Robot Design M. Fikret Ercan · 2013 · 418p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Designed for beginners, undergraduate students, and robotics enthusiasts, Practical Robot Design: Game Playing Robots is a comprehensive guide to the theory, design, and construction of game-playing robots. Drawing on years of robot building and teaching experience, the authors demonstrate the key steps of building a robot from beginning to end, wi Shares: Design and Construction, Robotics, Robots

Human-Robot Interaction in Social Robotics Takayuki Kanda · 2012 · 372p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Human–Robot Interaction in Social Robotics explores important issues in designing a robot system that works with people in everyday environments. Edited by leading figures in the field of social robotics, it draws on contributions by researchers working on the Robovie project at the ATR Intelligent Robotics and Communication Laboratories, a world leader in humanoid interactive robotics. The book… Shares: Human factors, Robotics, Social aspects, Robots

Building Bots William Gurstelle · 2002 · 256p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Build intelligent and smart conversational interfaces using Microsoft Bot Framework About This Book Develop various real-world intelligent bots from scratch using Microsoft Bot Framework Integrate your bots with most popular conversation platforms such as Skype, Slack, and Facebook Messenger Flaunt your bot building skills in your organization by thoroughly understanding and implementing the bot… Shares: Design and Construction, Robots

Generation robot Terri Favro · 2018 · 256p · ≈ 8h · Moderate "Generation Robot covers a century of science fiction, fact and, speculation--from the 1950 publication of Isaac Asimov's seminal robot masterpiece, I, Robot, to the 2050 Singularity when artificial and human intelligence are predicted to merge. Beginning with a childhood informed by pop-culture robots in movies, in comic books, and on TV in the 1960s to adulthood where the possibilities of… Shares: Robotics, Social aspects, Robots

Gods and Robots Adrienne Mayor · 2018 · 304p · ≈ 10h · Moderate xvi, 275 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : 24 cm Shares: Robotics, Robots

Life 3.0 Max Tegmark · 2017 · ★ 4.0 · 384p · ≈ 12h · Moderate "How will artificial intelligence affect crime, war, justice, jobs, society and our very sense of being human? The rise of AI has the potential to transform our future more than any other technology--and there's nobody better qualified or situated to explore that future than Max Tegmark, an MIT professor who's helped mainstream research on how to keep AI beneficial. How can we grow our prosperity… Shares: Moral and ethical aspects, Ethics, Social aspects

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