A near Fine unmarked copy with evidence of small label removal to front pastedown with a VG dustjacket. The book starts by examining the legacy of superstition and fear that robots have inherited from legend and science fiction and explains the various scientific developments which have come together to create the contemporary industrial robot. The robots in use in industry, though sophisticated pieces of equipment, both lack perception and intelligence but by current efforts to provide robots with the ability to see, hear and interpret their surroundings mean that we can see the prospect of machines compatible with man. 2 Size: 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall.

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Bibliographic Details

Title

Reinventing Man - The Robot Becomes Reality

Publisher

Kogan Page, London

Publication Date

1983

Language

English

ISBN 10

0850387418

ISBN 13

9780850387414

Binding

Hard Cover

Edition

First Edition.

Condition

Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition

Very Good

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Sciences

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Synopsis

Traces the history of the struggles of scientists to create a machine which could actually reproduce the thought process of human beings

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