"For however smart your Roomba or Alexa might seem, historically, robots have been fairly dumb. They are only able to do their jobs when given a narrow set of tasks, confined in a controlled environment, and overseen by a human operator. But things are changing. A new breed of robots is in deve...

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Main Authors:	Major, Laura ca. 20./21. Jh (Author), Shah, Julie ca. 20./21. Jh (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York Basic Books October 2020
Edition:	First edition
Subjects:	Robotics > Human factors Robots > Forecasting Human-machine systems > Social aspects Technological forecasting Roboter Mensch-Maschine-Kommunikation
Summary:	"For however smart your Roomba or Alexa might seem, historically, robots have been fairly dumb. They are only able to do their jobs when given a narrow set of tasks, confined in a controlled environment, and overseen by a human operator. But things are changing. A new breed of robots is in development that will operate largely on their own. They'll drive on roads and sidewalks, ferry deliveries within buildings, stock shelves in stores, and coordinate teams of doctors and nurses. These autonomous systems will find their way into busy, often unpredictable public spaces. They could be truly collaborative, augmenting human work by attending to the parts of tasks we don't do as well, without our having to stop and direct them. But consider, for a moment, the sorcerer's apprentice. The broom he set to work was also supposed to be collaborative, too, and should have made his life much easier. But the broom didn't know how to behave, and the apprentice no longer understood the thing he had
Item Description:	Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:	vii, 289 pages
ISBN:	9781541699113