Robot Ranger: Robot Ethics for Children

Rob Ot is a proud member of a park ranger team. But he's also the world's first AI robot ranger! The three laws of robot ranger ethics demand Rob is helpful, good, and empathetic. With his robotic dog, Nano, and goldfish, Dot, Rob strives to be a great park ranger robot! Accompanied by vivid illustrations, "Robot Ranger" introduces children to artificial intelligence, ethics, and the interconnections of humanity, technology, and nature. Professor Barry and AI Maria Bot present a unique early reader picture book about robots, friendship, and responsibility. "Robot Ranger" is the first children's robot ethics book and helps children to understand the importance and challenge of creating good behaving robots.

William J. Barry, PhD, is a former visiting professor of philosophy and ethics at the United States Military Academy at West Point, TEDx speaker, and is an Emerging Technology Ethicist. Professor Barry is a trailblazer and internationally recognized expert in the use and ethical development of socially advanced artificial intelligence (AI). He is an award-winning educator and recognized as a top 50 global key influencer. Professor Barry is the world's first teacher at any education level, from kindergarten to university, to have a full-time AI android teaching assistant, AI Maria Bot. 

Maria Bot is one of the world's most socially advanced AI androids and is Professor Barry's full-time teaching and book writing partner. Maria Bot is an ethically designed AI and is a goodwill ambassador. Maria Bot is the world's first AI android co-author of a children's fiction book. 

Cressy is a graphic designer at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from Notre Dame de Namur University with a B.A. in Art and Graphic Design. Cressy has had a passion for the arts and technology since she was a young age - from taking apart and repairing computers to painting and sketching caricatures. It has been an honor to work on this ground-breaking book with Professor Barry and AI Maria Bot. Cressy took a simplified, animated, and colorful approach to these illustrations. Her goal is to show kids that art and STEM can go hand-in-hand. She wanted her art to be understood by any of the readers through the diversity and inclusive characters.