Name: More Than Machines? The Attribution of (In)Animacy to Robot Technology (Science Studies)
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Author: Laura Voss
ISBN: 9783837655605

portada More Than Machines? The Attribution of (In)Animacy to Robot Technology (Science Studies)

Type

Physical Book

Publisher

Transcript Verlag

Author

Laura Voss

Format

Paperback

ISBN13

9783837655605

Synopsis "More Than Machines? The Attribution of (In)Animacy to Robot Technology (Science Studies)"

We know that robots are just machines. Why then do we often talk about them as if they were alive? Laura Voss explores this fascinating phenomenon, providing a rich insight into practices of animacy (and inanimacy) attribution to robot technology: from science-fiction to robotics R&D, from science communication to media discourse, and from the theoretical perspectives of STS to the cognitive sciences. Taking an interdisciplinary perspective, and backed by a wealth of empirical material, Voss shows how scientists, engineers, journalists – and everyone else – can face the challenge of robot technology appearing "a little bit alive" with a reflexive and yet pragmatic stance.