Robotics Through Science Fiction: Artificial Intelligence Explained Through Six Classic Robot Short Stories (Mit Press) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0262536269 ISBN 13: 9780262536264

Publisher: The MIT Press, 2018

Synopsis

Six classic science fiction stories and commentary that illustrate and explain key algorithms or principles of artificial intelligence.

About this title

About the Author

Robin R. Murphy is Raytheon Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at Texas A&M University, where she is also Director of the Center for Robot-Assisted Search and Rescue. She is the author of Introduction to AI Robotics and Disaster Robotics and the editor of Robotics Through Science Fiction (all published by the MIT Press).

Review

"The heart of science fiction beats behind every scientific advance, and Robotics Through Science Fiction expertly harnesses the thrilling concepts behind classic sci-fi stories to slingshot the reader through areas of fascinating real-world research. It's a wonderful, awe-inspiring combination of fact and fiction."

―Daniel H. Wilson, New York Times Bestselling author of Robopocalypse

"I recommend this book to anyone who grew up reading science fiction and wants a gentle introduction to key ideas in robotics from one of the great roboticists of our time. From Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics to Philip K. Dick's robots masquerading as human, Murphy guides us from fantasy to fundamental concepts such as behavior-based robotics, or the belief-desire-intention model of artificial intelligence.  If only HAL 9000's creators had read Murphy's chapter on testing, Dave would have survived the journey.”

―Judy Goldsmith, Professor of Computer Science, University of Kentucky

Edition details

• Publisher: The MIT Press
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 0262536269
• ISBN 13: 9780262536264
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 198
• Editor: Murphy Robin R.