More Than Machines? : The Attribution of (In)Animacy to Robot Technology.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Bielefeld :
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2021.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Series: | Science Studies
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Table of Contents:
- Cover
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Preface
- 1. Robots Wanted - Dead And/Or Alive
- 1.1. Making Love and Killing People: The Old and New Age of Robotics
- 1.2. Hype, Hope, and Horror
- 1.3. Robots and Science Fiction: Inseparably Linked
- 1.4. Research Question and Approach
- 1.5. Some Methodological Clarifications
- 1.6. A Tour Along the Life Cycle of Robots
- 2. Disciplinary Context and Terminology
- 2.1. Human-Robot-Interaction Research: "Controlling" In/Animacy Attributions
- 2.2. Terminology: Anthropomorphism, Agency, Animacy, and More
- 2.3. Disciplinary Perspectives: Animacy Attribution as an Object of Research vs. Methodological Malpractice
- 3. Making Robots: In/Animacy Attributions in Robotics Research and Development
- 3.1. Complex Epistemic Practices in Long-Term HRI
- 3.2. Approach
- 3.3. The Robot Body in the Center of Attention
- 3.4. The Robot as Tool and Team Member
- 3.5. Testing in the Real World: The Unpredictable Robot
- 3.6. Switching Perspectives: In/Animacy Attributions as Constructive Practice
- 3.7. Summary
- 4. Showing Off Robots: In/Animacy Attributions in Robotics Demonstrations, Science Communication, and Marketing
- 4.1. Demo or Die: Outreach, Engagement, and Accountability
- 4.2. Approach
- 4.3. Narratives of Agency: Proof of Functionality
- 4.4. Narratives of Desired Futures: Proof of Applicability
- 4.5. Narratives of Animacy: Making Robots Engaging
- 4.6. Switching Perspectives: In/Animacy Attributions as Constructive Practice
- 4.7. Critical Discourse: Simulation or Deception?
- 4.8. Summary
- 5. Reporting on Robots: In/Animacy Attributions in Media Discourse
- 5.1. Robotics and Medialization
- 5.2. Approach
- 5.3. Hope, Horror, and Science Fiction
- 5.4. From Human-Shaped Software to the Robot Apocalypse: Practices of Animacy Attribution.
- 5.5. Switching Perspectives: In/Animacy Attributions as Constructive Practice
- 5.6. Critical Discourse: Animacy Attributions as Traffic Bait?
- 5.7. Summary
- 6. Conclusions … and Openings
- 6.1. A Recapitulation
- 6.2. The Constructive Quality of In/Animacy Attributions
- 6.3. Critical Discourse: Individual and Systemic Issues
- 6.4. In/Animacy: Beyond Robotics
- 6.5. Speaking Clearly: A Take-Home Message
- References
- List of Abbreviations
- Appendix.