The Coming Robot Revolution Expectations and Fears About Emerging Intelligent, Humanlike Machines /

There have been huge advances in robot technology in the last few years. More and more "humanlike" robots are being developed in labs for a wide variety of medical, manufacturing, and commercial uses. These "smart" people lookalikes are being designed to help with household chore...

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Main Authors: Hanson, David. (Author), Bar-Cohen, Yoseph. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2009.
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Online Access:https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-85349-9
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505 0 # |a Introduction -- Emerging Humanoids and Humanlike Robots -- How to Make a Humanlike Robot -- Prosthetics, Exoskeletons, and Bipedal Ambulators -- Mirroring Humans -- Trends in Robotics -- Ethical Issues and Concerns -- A Whole New World -- Index. 
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