Loving the Machine: The Art and Science of Japanese Robots

摘要: Japan stands out for its long love affair with robots, a phenomenon that is creating what will likely be the world's first mass robot culture. While US companies have created vacuum cleaners and war machines, has humanoids pet robots as entertaining friends. makes movies like "Robocop" "The Terminator", responsible friendly Astroboy, Aimo Asimo. sponsors robot-on-robot destruction contests, Japan's feature tasks mimic non-violent human activities. Why this? What can account unique relationship potential colleagues in life, rather than adversaries? This book attempts to answer this fundamental query by looking at historical connections present obsessions humaniods leading technologies are reaching new frontiers.