03625oam 2200805 c 450 991064229600332120251202090341.09783839455609383945560X10.14361/9783839455609(CKB)4100000011789180(DE-B1597)573101(OCoLC)1241444816(DE-B1597)9783839455609(MiAaPQ)EBC6508140(Au-PeEL)EBL6508140(transcript Verlag)9783839455609(ScCtBLL)2ce40132-56c2-45be-b1be-fca855b0a4cc(Perlego)1984289(EXLCZ)99410000001178918020251202d2021 uy 0engur||#||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierMore Than Machines?The Attribution of (In)Animacy to Robot TechnologyLaura Voss1st ed.Bielefeldtranscript Verlag20211 online resource (216 p.)Science Studies9783837655605 3837655601 Frontmatter --Contents --Acknowledgements --Preface --1. Robots Wanted – Dead And/Or Alive --2. Disciplinary Context and Terminology --3. Making Robots: In/Animacy Attributions in Robotics Research and Development --4. Showing Off Robots: In/Animacy Attributions in Robotics Demonstrations, Science Communication, and Marketing --5. Reporting on Robots: In/Animacy Attributions in Media Discourse --6. Conclusions … and Openings --References --List of Figures --List of Abbreviations --AppendixWe know that robots are just machines. Why then do we often talk about them as if they were alive? Laura Voss explores this fascinating phenomenon, providing a rich insight into practices of animacy (and inanimacy) attribution to robot technology: from science-fiction to robotics R&D, from science communication to media discourse, and from the theoretical perspectives of STS to the cognitive sciences. Taking an interdisciplinary perspective, and backed by a wealth of empirical material, Voss shows how scientists, engineers, journalists – and everyone else – can face the challenge of robot technology appearing »a little bit alive« with a reflexive and yet pragmatic stance.»The full book is an accessible and quick read that I would recommend for anyone involved in journalism or media studies.«Science StudiesVoss, More Than Machines?The Attribution of (In)Animacy to Robot TechnologyRobotArtificial IntelligenceAnimacyAnthropomorphismAgencyTechnologySocietyScienceSociology of TechnologySociology of CultureSociology of Work and IndustrySociologyRobotArtificial IntelligenceAnimacyAnthropomorphismAgencyTechnologySocietyScienceSociology of TechnologySociology of CultureSociology of Work and IndustrySociology303.4834Voss Laura<p>Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Deutschland</p>aut1276728DE-B1597DE-B1597BOOK9910642296003321More Than Machines3008777UNINA