{"product_id":"what-to-expect-when-youre-expecting-robots-the-future-of-human-robot-collaboration-9781541699113","title":"What to Expect When You're Expecting Robots: The Future of Human-Robot Collaboration","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe next generation of robots will be truly social, but can we make sure that they play well in the sandbox?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eMost robots are just tools. They do limited sets of tasks subject to constant human control. But a new type of robot is coming. These machines will operate on their own in busy, unpredictable public spaces. They'll ferry deliveries, manage emergency rooms, even grocery shop. Such systems could be truly collaborative, accomplishing tasks we don't do well without our having to stop and direct them.\u003cbr\u003eThis makes them \u003ci\u003esocial\u003c\/i\u003e entities, so, as robot designers Laura Major and Julie Shah argue, whether they make our lives better or worse is a matter of whether they know how to behave.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat to Expect When You're Expecting Robots\u003c\/i\u003e offers a vision for how robots can survive in the real world and how they will change our relationship to technology. From teaching them manners, to robot-proofing public spaces, to planning for their mistakes, this book answers every question you didn't know you needed to ask about the robots on the way.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaura Major\u003c\/b\u003e is the CTO of autonomous mobility at Motional. Previously, she led the development of autonomous aerial vehicles at CyPhy Works and a division at Draper Laboratory. Major has been recognized as a national Society of Women Engineers Emerging Leader. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJulie Shah\u003c\/b\u003e is a roboticist at MIT and an associate dean of social implications and responsibilities of computing. She directs the Interactive Robotics Group in the Schwarzman College of Computing at MIT. She was a Radcliffe fellow, has received an National Science Foundation Career Award, and has been named one of \u003ci\u003eMIT Technology Review\u003c\/i\u003e's \"Innovators Under 35.\" She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Basic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50859591500050,"sku":"9781541699113","price":38.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_794bbefb-a76b-4078-8436-b9c76213406c.jpg?v=1737559779","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/what-to-expect-when-youre-expecting-robots-the-future-of-human-robot-collaboration-9781541699113","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}