Title:
We, robot : Skywalker's hand, blade runners, Iron Man, slutbots, and how fiction became fact / Mark Stephen Meadows.
Author:
Meadows, Mark Stephen.
Publication Information:
Guilford, Conn. : Lyons Press, c2011.
Call Number:
PN1995.9 .R66 M43 2011
Abstract:
Explains how many robots of today resemble robots in earlier works of science fiction and gives a glimpse into the exciting future of the robotics field.
ISBN:
9781599219431
Physical Description:
x, 227 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents:
Introduction : The Virginia calculator -- Part I. Today : The terminator: on robots that hunt humans, have faces, and why we are so afraid of them: Emotions, part 1-- The Jetsons: on robots that cook pancakes, vacuum, and tend to cities, farms, and fields: Interaction, part 1 -- 2001: a space odyssey: on robots that play chess, tell jokes, and invest your money: Intelligence, part 1 -- Iron Man: how to dodge bullets, leap small buildings in a single bound, and stop a speeding train: Body, part 1 -- Part II. Futurama : Blade runner: on robots that will sing, search, make a mewling noise, and then measure your emotions: Emotions, part 2 -- Star wars: on superstars, masters, slaves, and the unholy coupling of an iPhone, an Avatar, and a cat: Interaction, part 2 -- Battlestar Galactica: on resurrections, autoportraits, top-downs, bottom-ups, and why AI is an obsolete art: Intelligence, part 2 -- Avatar: on wetware avatars, death from the neck down, and the horror of the train: Body, part 2.
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