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Author:

Gutkind, Lee.

Title:

Almost human : making robots think / Lee Gutkind.

Publisher:

W. W. Norton,

Copyright Date:

2009

Description:

xiii, 284 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Subject:

Autonomous robots.
Artificial intelligence.
Robots.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [283]-284).

Summary:

In the High Bay at the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon, Segways scoot across the floor chasing soccer balls while other robots hunt for treasure. Nursebots, developed to care for hospital patients, mingle with a robotic Lara Croft look-alike. Lee Gutkind immersed himself in this frenzied subculture and, in Almost Human, introduces us to Zoë, Groundhog, Grace, and Sandstorm -- robots designed to help, or in some cases replace, humans -- as well as to the colorful cast of researchers attempting to create language to talk not only to machines but also to one another across their disciplines. - from publisher description

ISBN:

0393336840 (pbk.)
9780393336849 (pbk.)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)286487860

LCCN:

2006101046

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

KSPG296 -- Burlington Public Library (Burlington)

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Carroll)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

HYAX325 -- Iowa Lakes Community College Library - Estherville (Estherville)

ALPE516 -- Fairfield Public Library (Fairfield)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

PQAX094 -- Wartburg College - Vogel Library (Waverly)

DPPE403 -- Kendall Young Library (Webster City)