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Talking to robots : tales from our human-robot futures / by Duncan, David Ewing,author.(CARDINAL)768655;
Subjects: Human-robot interaction.; Robotics;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Machines of loving grace : the quest for common ground between humans and robots / by Markoff, John,author.(CARDINAL)176167;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-362) and index."As robots are increasingly integrated into modern society--on the battlefield and the road, in business, education, and health--Pulitzer-Prize-winning New York Times science writer John Markoff searches for an answer to one of the most important questions of our age: will these machines help us, or will they replace us? In the past decade alone, Google introduced us to driverless cars, Apple debuted a personal assistant that we keep in our pockets, and an Internet of Things connected the smaller tasks of everyday life to the farthest reaches of the internet. There is little doubt that robots are now an integral part of society, and cheap sensors and powerful computers will ensure that, in the coming years, these robots will soon act on their own. This new era offers the promise of immense computing power, but it also reframes a question first raised more than half a century ago, at the birth of the intelligent machine: Will we control these systems, or will they control us? In Machines of Loving Grace, New York Times reporter John Markoff, the first reporter to cover the World Wide Web, offers a sweeping history of the complicated and evolving relationship between humans and computers. Over the recent years, the pace of technological change has accelerated dramatically, reintroducing this difficult ethical quandary with newer and far weightier consequences. As Markoff chronicles the history of automation, from the birth of the artificial intelligence and intelligence augmentation communities in the 1950s, to the modern day brain trusts at Google and Apple in Silicon Valley, and on to the expanding tech corridor between Boston and New York, he traces the different ways developers have addressed this fundamental problem and urges them to carefully consider the consequences of their work. We are on the verge of a technological revolution, Markoff argues, and robots will profoundly transform the way our lives are organized. Developers must now draw a bright line between what is human and what is machine, or risk upsetting the delicate balance between them" --
Subjects: Human-robot interaction.; Artificial intelligence.; Robots.; Robotics.;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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Humans, bow down [audio-enabled device] by Patterson, James,1947-author.(CARDINAL)730736(CARDINAL)320355; Raymond, Emily,author.(CARDINAL)746003; Tara Sands,narrator.; Findaway World, LLC.(CARDINAL)345268; Playaway Digital Audio.(CARDINAL)565887;
Read by Tara Sands.The Great War is over. The Robots have won. The humans who survived have two choices--they can submit and serve the vicious rulers they created or be banished to the Reserve, a desolate, unforgiving landscape where it's a crime to be human. And the robots aren't content--following the orders of their soulless leader, they're planning to conquer humanity's last refuge. With nothing left to lose, Six, a feisty, determined young woman whose family was killed with the first shots of the war, is a rebel with a cause. On the run for her life after an attempted massacre, Six is determined to save humanity before the robots finish what the Great War started and wipe humans off the face of the earth, once and for all. Issued on Playaway, a dedicated audio media player.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Dystopian fiction.; Science fiction.; Genocide; Human-robot interaction; Robots;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Robots and people / by De la Rosa, Jeff,author.(CARDINAL)801038;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Robots are all around you. As robotics technology improves, robots are poised to take on even more important jobs, making your life easier, safer, and cooler! Not all robots are confined to deep space or distant assembly lines. Some of them interact with people. What are the advantages and challenges of robots working with people? How are they designed to interact with us? How do we respond to them?940L
Subjects: Robots; Robotics; Human-robot interaction;
Available copies: 11 / Total copies: 12
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Luminous : a novel / by Park, Silvia,author.(CARDINAL)834767;
"In a reunified Korea of the near future, the sun beats down on a junkyard filled with abandoned robots, broken down for part. Eleven-year-old Ruijie sifts through the scraps, searching for a piece that might support her failing body. There among the piles of trash, something catches her eye: a robot boy - so lifelike and strange, unlike anything she's ever seen before. Siblings Jun and Morgan haven't spoken for years. When they were children, their brother Yoyo disappeared suddenly, leaving behind only distant memories of his laughter and near-human warmth. Yoyo - an early prototype of a humanoid robot designed by their father - was always bound for something darker and more complex. Now Morgan makes robots for a living and is on the verge of losing control of her most important creation. Jun is a detective with the Robot Crimes Unit whose investigation is digging up truths that want to stay buried. And whether they like it or not, Ruijie's discovery will thrust their family back together in ways they could have never imagined."--
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Science fiction.; Novels.; Robots; Human-robot interaction; Detectives; Siblings;
Available copies: 16 / Total copies: 17
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The chosen twelve / by Breakwell, James,author.(CARDINAL)416368;
"The last interstellar colony ship is down to its final batch of humans after the robots in charge unhelpfully deleted the rest. But rebooting a species and training them for the arduous task of colonisation isn't easy--especially when the planet below isfilled with monsters, the humans are more interested in asking questions than learning, and the robots are all programmed to kill each other"--
Subjects: Science fiction.; Space colonies; Human-robot interaction; Competition (Psychology);
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Hal [videorecording] : the movie / by Ōshima, Michiru,1961-composer.; Hikasa, Yoko,actor.; Hosoya, Yoshimasa,1982-actor.; Kizara, Izumi,screenwriter.(CARDINAL)789177; Makihara, Ryōtarō,director.; Sakisaka, Io,creator.(CARDINAL)605723; FUNimation Productions, Ltd.; Shōchiku Kabushiki Kaisha,production company.; Wit Studio.;
Director, Ryotaro Makihara ; screenplay, Izumi Kizara ; produced by WIT Studio ; English version by FUNimation Production Ltd. ; music, Michiru Oshima.Yoshimasa Hosoya, Yoko Hikasa.A scientist creates Hal, an ultra-lifelike robot surrogate, to help ease Kurumi's pain over her boyfriend Hal's accidental death and help her move on in life.Rating: TV 14.Blu-ray, region A; 1080p high definition 16.9 (HD native); Dolby TrueHD 5.1; requires Blu-ray player.
Subjects: Animated films.; Feature films.; Fiction films.; Grief; Human-robot interaction; Man-woman relationships; Robots;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Turned on : science, sex and robots / by Devlin, Kate,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The idea of the seductive sex robot is the stuff of myth, legend and science fiction. From the myth of Laodamia in Ancient Greece to twenty-first century shows such as Westworld, robots in human form have captured our imagination, our hopes and our fears. But beyond the fantasies there are real and fundamental questions about our relationship with technology as it moves into the realm of robotics. Turned On explores how the emerging and future development of sexual companion robots might affect us and the society in which we live. It explores the social changes arising from emerging technologies, and our relationships with the machines that someday may care for us and about us. Sex robots are here, and here to stay, and more are coming. Computer scientist and sex-robot expert Kate Devlin is our guide as we seek to understand how this technology is developing. From robots in Greek myth and the fantastical automata of the Middle Ages through to the sentient machines of the future that embody the prominent AI debate, she explores the 'modern' robot versus the robot servants we were promised by twentieth century sci-fi, and delves into the psychological effects of the technology, and issues raised around gender politics, diversity, surveillance and violence. This book answers all the questions you've ever had about sex robots, as well as all the ones you haven't yet thought of."--Jacket flap.
Subjects: Sex machines.; Sex dolls.; Human-robot interaction.; Robots; Sex dolls.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Zoom in on domestic robots / by Sherman, Jill,author.(CARDINAL)555809;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Robots in your home! -- Building a robot -- Robot, do my chores! -- Your robotic future.Wouldn't you love to never do mundane tasks again? Press a few buttons and put your very own robot on the job. Domestic robots are already helping us with some tasks around the house. From picking up toys to feeding the family pet to mowing the lawn, researchers are designing robots to do all kinds of tasks. Help your readers discover all the cool ways that robots are making our lives better at home.Grades K-3.
Subjects: Personal robotics; Robots; Robotics; Human-robot interaction;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Recore [video game]
Play as Joule Adams, a human survivor on the planet of Far Eden, who needs to organize and customize her Corebots into a strong fighting team, then lead them in battle to save mankind.ESRB content rating: T, Teen (violence).System requirements: Xbox One system; up to 50 GB of storage required; "Additional storage, hardware, and Xbox Live may be required for setup, some updates and features, including retention of some gameplay settings and information"--Container.
Subjects: Computer games.; Video games.; Human-robot interaction; Imaginary wars and battles;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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