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How human is human? : the view from robotics research / Ishiguro Hiroshi ; translated by Tony Gonzalez.

Title
How human is human? : the view from robotics research / Ishiguro Hiroshi ; translated by Tony Gonzalez.
Author
Ishiguro, Hiroshi, 1963-
Publication
  • Tokyo : Japan Publishing Industry Foundation for Culture (JPIC), 2020.
  • ©2020

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Gonzalez, Tony,
Description
175 pages : illustrations; 22 cm.
Summary
"How Human Is Human?: The View from Robotics Research presents an overview of various androids created by its author, Hiroshi Ishiguro, along with episodes and difficulties encountered during their development. Unlike the industrial robots so commonly seen in today's factories, Dr. Ishiguro's androids are designed with a focus on providing new tools for human interaction and communication. Of particular note are his Geminoid series androids, which are designed to exactly duplicate the appearance of actual living beings (in the case of the latter, Ishiguro himself), providing insights into psychological phenomena arising from the experience of encountering one's doppelgänger. These androids further allow for remote operations over the Internet, allowing users to project their voice and even movements, thereby establishing a sense of presence that is impossible through commonplace technologies such as video conferencing. These androids thus represent a first step toward telepresence technologies only encountered today in works of science fiction"--
Series Statement
Japan library
Uniform Title
  • Dō sureba "hito" o tsukureru ka. English
  • Japan library (Shuppan Bunka Sangyō Shinkō Zaidan)
Alternative Title
Dō sureba "hito" o tsukureru ka.
Subject
  • Androids > Psychological aspects
  • Androïdes > Aspect psychologique
  • Human-computer interaction
  • Human-robot interaction
  • Interaction homme-robot
  • Robotics > Human factors
  • Robotique > Facteurs humains
  • Robotto
  • Telepresence
  • Téléprésence
Language (note)
  • Translated from the Japanese.
Contents
From daily-life robots to androids -- Remotely controlled androids -- A world of surrogates -- Becoming an android -- Adapting to geminoids -- Relationships with Geminoids -- Another you ... -- Androids exceeding humans -- Making ourselves like androids -- Portable geminoids -- Minimal human design : telenoids -- A minimal medium for sensing presence : Hugvie.
ISBN
  • 9784866581378
  • 4866581379
LCCN
2020436103
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries