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ISBN: 9780198845393
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Robots (Science and Mathematics)
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9780198845393 (10-digit ISBN: 0198845391)
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- A quick and accessible introduction to the field of robotics
- Discusses the technology underlying robotics, and gives insights into how robots work
- Uncovers the surprising origins of modern robotics in entertainment, advertising, and neurobiology
- Debunks some of the myths about the imminent development of super-intelligent robots taking over the world
- Explains what current robots really can do, and what they can't, and explores the ethical issues that are generated by our use of robots
A concise, accessible introduction to robots, what they can do, what they can't, and what their increasing encroachment into our lives might mean for us Since the turn of the millennium a quiet revolution has been underway. Millions of autonomous robots with some level of intelligence are now in domestic use, mainly as vacuum cleaners. Driverless cars - which are nothing less than autonomous robots - are starting to appear on our streets.
The perfect primer for complex current event issues and countries…
Oxford University Press’s What Everyone Needs to Know® (WENTK) series offers a balanced and authoritative primer on complex current event issues and countries, spanning across popular topics and disciplines including Politics, Economics, Sciences, and Religion. WENTKs are written by leading experts in their fields and provide, in a straight-forward question-and-answer format, insight in such a way that students and scholars alike can stay up-to-date on the most important topics leading the discussion today in politics, health, global affairs, and more.
Please note: As this series is not ELT material, these titles are not subject to discount.
A concise, accessible introduction to robots, what they can do, what they can't, and what their increasing encroachment into our lives might mean for us Since the turn of the millennium a quiet revolution has been underway. Millions of autonomous robots with some level of intelligence are now in domestic use, mainly as vacuum cleaners. Driverless cars - which are nothing less than autonomous robots - are starting to appear on our streets.
- A quick and accessible introduction to the field of robotics
- Discusses the technology underlying robotics, and gives insights into how robots work
- Uncovers the surprising origins of modern robotics in entertainment, advertising, and neurobiology
- Debunks some of the myths about the imminent development of super-intelligent robots taking over the world
- Explains what current robots really can do, and what they can't, and explores the ethical issues that are generated by our use of robots
Series Description
The perfect primer for complex current event issues and countries…
Oxford University Press’s What Everyone Needs to Know® (WENTK) series offers a balanced and authoritative primer on complex current event issues and countries, spanning across popular topics and disciplines including Politics, Economics, Sciences, and Religion. WENTKs are written by leading experts in their fields and provide, in a straight-forward question-and-answer format, insight in such a way that students and scholars alike can stay up-to-date on the most important topics leading the discussion today in politics, health, global affairs, and more.
Please note: As this series is not ELT material, these titles are not subject to discount.
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