2nd, revised and extended edition. This new edition (first published in 2017) includes an introductory text presenting a number of new projects as well as important recent developments in robotics and digitalization.
Hello, Robot. Design between Human and Machine explores how robotics has become an integral part of our daily lives. As these smart machines emerge from their hidden holes in washing machines, cars and ATMs, we are getting used to encountering them almost everywhere: in industry, in the military, in everyday settings; in daycare centers and nursing homes; on our bodies and in the cloud; while shopping, in video games and, of course, in movies and literature. The book also shows that design, with its traditional mediating function, is indispensable for robots to participate in our daily activities.
In a series of in-depth articles and interviews, experts including science fiction writer Bruce Sterling and design duo Dunne & Raby explore what an increasingly digital environment means for us as humans. They highlight our often ambivalent relationship with new technologies and discuss the opportunities and challenges they pose for us as individuals and as a society. “Hello Robot.” broadens the scope of the debate to include ethical and political questions arising from the technological advances in robotics today, and confronts us with the contradictions that underlie the answers to these questions.
- Softcover, embossed
- 19 x 25 cm, 1.1 kg
- 336 pages, approx. 260 images
Language: English
