Robo sapiens
Subtitle: Evolution of a New Species
Contributors: Peter Menzel (Photographer)
Edition: First edition
Publisher: The MIT Press; MIT Press
Published: September 1, 2000
Place of publication: Cambridge, USA
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780262133821
Copyright date: 2000
Subjects: Artificial Intelligence; Robotics; Technology & Industrial Arts; Intelligent control systems; Automation; Computers; Photography; Robots; Photo Techniques; Artificial Intelligence - General; Computers / Artificial Intelligence; Engineering - Mechanical; Individual Photographer
Description: "In Robo sapiens, award-winning journalists Peter Menzel and Faith D'Aluisio present the next generation of intelligent robots and their makers. Accompanying brilliant photographs of more than a hundred robots are extensive interviews with robotics pioneers, anecdotal field notes with behind-the -scenes information, and easy-to-understand technical data about the machines. Robo sapiens is a field guide to our mechanical future."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: *A material world book*
Table of contents: label: Introduction: Peter Menzel
title: 16; label: Electric dreams
title: 20; label: Robo sapiens
title: 34; label: Bio logical
title: 84; label: Remote possibilities
title: 122; label: Work mates
title: 162; label: Serious fun
title: 198; label: Methodology: Faith D'Alusio
title: 232; label: Glossary
title: 234; label: Recommended Reading
title: 236; label: Index
title: 238; label: Acknowledgments
title: 239