{"product_id":"our-robots-ourselves-david-a-mindell-9780525426974","title":"Our Robots, Ourselves: Robotics and the Myths of Autonomy","description":"\u003cb\u003e\" An] essential book... it is required reading as we seriously engage one of the most important debates of our time.\"--\u003cb\u003eSherry Turkle, author of \u003ci\u003eReclaiming Conversation: The Power of Talk in a Digital Age\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom drones to Mars rovers--an exploration of the most innovative use of robots today and a provocative argument for the crucial role of humans in our increasingly technological future. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eOur Robots, Ourselves, \u003c\/i\u003eDavid Mindell offers a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at the cutting edge of robotics today, debunking commonly held myths and exploring the rapidly changing relationships between humans and machines. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on firsthand experience, extensive interviews, and the latest research from MIT and elsewhere, Mindell takes us to extreme environments--high atmosphere, deep ocean, and outer space--to reveal where the most advanced robotics already exist. In these environments, scientists use robots to discover new information about ancient civilizations, to map some of the world's largest geological features, and even to \"commute\" to Mars to conduct daily experiments. But these tools of air, sea, and space also forecast the dangers, ethical quandaries, and unintended consequences of a future in which robotics and automation suffuse our everyday lives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMindell argues that the stark lines we've drawn between human and not human, manual and automated, aren't helpful for understanding our relationship with robotics. Brilliantly researched and accessibly written, \u003ci\u003eOur Robots, Ourselves\u003c\/i\u003e clarifies misconceptions about the autonomous robot, offering instead a hopeful message about what he calls \"rich human presence\" at the center of the technological landscape we are now creating.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David A. Mindell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0525426973\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780525426974\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Viking\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/13\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/03\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2015 pg. 137\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2015 pg. 21\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/15\/2015 pg. 122\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDiscover\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2015 pg. 18","brand":"David A. Mindell","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43994115047679,"sku":"9780525426974","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cf13be21-f9b6-49fd-9e1d-36030d54ed04.jpg?v=1683328213","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/our-robots-ourselves-david-a-mindell-9780525426974","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}