Robots and Communication

2015. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-137-46836-9
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 129 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 331 g

This book explores communication between humans and robots. Using a range of communication theories, it highlights how each theory provides a different perspective on the communication that occurs. The analysis of human interactions with a variety of forms of robot suggests new ways to perceive what communication, and being a communicator, entails.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sandry, E.

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Programmierung | Softwareentwicklung Grafikprogrammierung
• Technische Wissenschaften Elektronik | Nachrichtentechnik Nachrichten- und Kommunikationstechnik Regelungstechnik
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction PART I: FROM DATA TO DOGS 1. Designing Robots to Communicate with Humans 2. Human-Animal Communication PART II: COMMUNICATING WITH NON-HUMANOID ROBOTS 3. Encountering Otherness 4. Stories and Dances 5. Collaboration and Trust PART III: RETHINKING ROBOTS AND COMMUNICATION 6. Humans, Animals and Machines 7. Communication, Individuals and Systems Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Eleanor Sandry is Lecturer in the Department of Internet Studies at Curtin University, Australia. Her research examines communication theory and practice, both offline and online, with a focus on considering the value of the differences between communicators.