The Robot

The Life Story of a Technology
Erscheinungsjahr 2008
ISBN: 978-0-8018-9071-0
Verlag: Johns Hopkins University Press

Buch, Englisch, 224 Seiten, Format (B × H): 154 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 381 g

Robots 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 traces the history of the robot, from the earliest concepts in ancient myth to mechanical toys of the Enlightenment, from the Jacquard punch card loom in the Industrial Revolution to Japanese car-making devices, and from rovers on Mars and the latest developments in artificial intelligence to the service robotics of the twenty-first century. This volume includes a timeline of important events, a glossary of terms, descriptions and statistics of robot labs and companies around the world, and a helpful bibliography of primary and secondary sources for further research.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Nocks, Lisa

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Technikgeschichte
• Technische Wissenschaften Elektronik | Nachrichtentechnik Elektronik Robotik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Timeline
Part I: Ancestors
1. Between Ritual, Myth, and Machine: Robot Ancestors
2. Automata to Automation
Part II: The Early Years
3. Into the Factory: The First Robots
4. Smarter Machines: Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
Part III: Growth of the Field
5. Getting Around: Perception, Locomotion, and Power
6. Robots among Us: The Latest Developments
Conclusion
Glossary of Terms
Further Reading
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Nocks, Lisa
Lisa Nocks is a University Lecturer at New Jersey Institute of Technology in the Federated Department of History, NJIT/Rutgers. She writes on the recent history of technology and the social impact of techno-science.