Mind Children: The Future of Robot and Human Intelligence

Moravec, Hans

ISBN 10: 0674576160 / ISBN 13: 9780674576162

Published by Harvard Univ Pr (edition First Edition), 1988

With dust jacket. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way. Seller Inventory # 0674576160-7-1-29

Synopsis:

Arguing that within the next fifty years machines will equal humans not only in reasoning power but also in their ability to perceive, interact with, and change their environment, the author describes the tremendous technological advances possible in thefield of robotics

Review: A dizzying display of intellect and wild imaginings by Moravec, a world-class roboticist who has himself developed clever beasts...Undeniably, Moravec comes across as a highly knowledgeable and creative talent--which is just what the field needs.

Ý"Mind Children"¨ has the accuracy of a college text and the can't-put-it-down appeal of a good novel. Moravec has turned the flights of mind of one of the world's foremost roboticists into hard copy. And he has written a tremendously good book in the process. -- Eric Bobinsky "Byte"

talent--which is just what the field needs.

disturb the neighbours and encourage over-indulgence.

roboticists into hard copy. And he has written a tremendously good book in the process.

accelerating, headlong era, the future presses so close upon us that those who ignore it inhabit not the present but the past.

Moravec, by his own admission, is an intellectual joyrider, and riding his runaway trains of thought is an exhilarating experience...This is an intellectual party that shouldn't be pooped, no matter how much it may disturb the neighbours and encourage over-indulgence.--Brian Woolley "Guardian "

One would be making a mistake to let "Mind Children" recede unopened into a guiltless oblivion. It's a tonic book, thought-provoking on every page. And it reminds us that, in our accelerating, headlong era, the future presses so close upon us that those who ignore it inhabit not the present but the past.--Brad Leithauser "New Yorker "

["Mind Children"] has the accuracy of a college text and the can't-put-it-down appeal of a good novel. Moravec has turned the flights of mind of one of the world's foremost roboticists into hard copy. And he has written a tremendously good book in the process.--Eric Bobinsky "Byte "

A comprehensive and highly readable survey of the state of the art in robotics.--M. Mitchell Waldrop "New York Times Book Review "

Bibliographic Details

Title: Mind Children: The Future of Robot and Human...
Publisher: Harvard Univ Pr (edition First Edition)
Publication Date: 1988
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Fair
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
Edition: First Edition.