We, Robot: Skywalker's Hand, Blade Runners, Iron Man, Slutbots, And How Fiction Became Fact
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| Rating | : | 4.64 (570 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1599219433 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-09-30 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Prepare your kids and grandkids for robots that have animal brains or animal bodies, rule the world, govern your city, and demand equal rights!Including full-color illustrations of famous science fiction robots, photos of current real robots, and more, We, Robot is a must for fans of both science fiction and science fact, as well as anyone with a touch (or more) of geekiness in their past or their present.. But unlike promises that every American will own a personal jet pack and hovercraft by now, the proliferation of cyborgs, androids, and avatars is real. “If you grew up like I did on a steady diet of The Jetsons, The Six Million Dollar Man, Star Wars, and
Peppered throughout with gorgeous photography of projects both unnerving and unbelievable, the book is an impressively thorough tribute to all things robotic. In doing so, it shows us that in our quest to create more and more lifelike robots, we’ve become more robotic ourselves.” Ethan Gilsdorf, author of Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks: An Epic Quest for Reality Among Role Players, Online Gamers, and Other Dwellers of Imaginary Realms“Engaging and extensively researched.” Library Journal"Deftly balancing pop culture examples and lighthearted references with hard science and numerous glimpses of cutting-edge experimentation in robotics, cyberneti
A good tour of the state of the art, and it's implications Kim Pallister We, Robot is a rather unique look at our progress in robotics. The book looks at a number of famous Sci-fi robots, from The Jetson's Rosie to the Terminator T-1000 to Avatar's avatars. He then compares them to progress of different projects in the robotics world, asking how close we've come to the original sci-fi vision, and of what differs, why.It's a fun tour of some of the field's better poster-bot/child. Excellent read. Captures esoteric information in an easily understandable Sudbury John Excellent read. Captures esoteric information in an easily understandable way.