The robot
Subtitle: the life story of a technology
By: Lisa Nocks
Series: Greenwood technographies; Greenwood technographies
Publisher: Greenwood Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Westport, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9780313017728
Subjects: Robots; Artificial intelligence
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2007. Available via the World Wide Web. Access is limited to subscribers of ebooks.greenwood.com.
Table of contents: title: Timeline; title: pt. I. Ancestors; title: 1. Between ritual, myth, and machine : robot ancestors; title: 2. Automata to automation; title: pt. II. The early years; title: 3. Into the factory : the first robots; title: 4. Smarter machines : artificial intelligence and robotics; title: pt. III. Growth of the field; title: 5. Getting around : perception, locomotion, and power; title: 6. Robots among us : the latest developments; title: Conclusion; title: Glossary of terms.