Flesh and Machines: How Robots Will Change Us
Rodney Brooks
ISBN 10: 0375420797 ISBN 13: 9780375420795
Published by Pantheon, 2002
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The director of the MIT Artificial Intelligence Lab speculates about the future of humankind as it explores the relationship between humans and technologically engineered robots and examines the vast capabilities of such machines.
About the Author: Rodney A. Brooks is Fujitsu Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at MIT and director of the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. He is also chairman and chief technological officer of iRobot Corporation. He is a founding fellow of the American Association for Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) and a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). The author of several books and a contributor to many journals, he was one of the subjects of Errol Morris’s 1997 documentary, <i>Fast, Cheap, and Out of Control</i>. Brooks was born in Australia and now lives in suburban Boston.
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Title: Flesh and Machines: How Robots Will Change Us
Publisher: Pantheon
Publication Date: 2002
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket