{"product_id":"9798216449928","title":"My Robot Friends The Inventors and Innovators in Robotics and AI","description":"\u003ch1\u003eMy Robot Friends\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Inventors and Innovators in Robotics and AI\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eLaura  S. Scherling\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eComputers \/ Artificial Intelligence \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMeet the innovators who have shaped our shared future with robots and AI-powered companions\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRobotics and artificial intelligence are reshaping our lives at a pace that is both awe-inspiring and daunting. Humanoid robot funding has nearly quadrupled in recent years, drones fill the skies, and a wave of bots now inhabit our digital spaces. In this new era, everyone seems to be talking about how to use this technology and its benefits and pitfalls. But they fail to go behind the scenes of the robotics and AI revolution to share the stories of the people building it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eMy Robot Friends\u003c\/i\u003e, Dr. Laura Scherling provides fascinating insight into robotics and AI by profiling eight pioneering individuals across four continents. Drawing on original, in-depth interviews, Scherling explores the lives and careers of the innovators who created chatbots long before ChatGPT, built human-like androids, developed the military PackBot, built the first drone in central Africa, developed carebots that support older adults, and more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Through the stories of these impactful inventors, engineers, and designers, \u003ci\u003eMy Robot Friends\u003c\/i\u003e shows how robotics and AI are changing companionship, caregiving, security, and human identity-and asks what guardrails responsible technology now needs. Written in a narrative style and grounded in the innovators' personal perspectives, historical research, and academic literature, it offers readers a human portrait of emerging technologies that will shape the rest of the century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLaura S. Scherling\u003c\/b\u003e, EdD, is a designer, researcher, and author who teaches technology ethics, tech policy, and design at Columbia University. Scherling is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Future of Hacking\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eProduct Design, Technology, and Social Change\u003c\/i\u003e, co-editor and author of \u003ci\u003eEthics in Design and Communication\u003c\/i\u003e, editor of \u003ci\u003eDigital Transformation in Design\u003c\/i\u003e, and contributor to \u003ci\u003eTech Policy Press\u003c\/i\u003e. Scherling lives in New York City.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e08 July 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRowman \u0026amp; Littlefield\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9798216449928\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e208\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62308177707148,"sku":"9798216449928","price":28.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_3f44c81b-c724-413d-9524-2211e3efffea.jpg?v=1791347799","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9798216449928","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}