Robotics in Germany and Japan : philosophical and technical perspectives / / Michael Funk, Bernhard Irrgang (eds.)

• Autore: Funk Michael
• Pubblicazione: Peter Lang International Academic Publishing Group, 2014; Frankfurt am Main : , : Peter Lang GmbH, , 2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (187 p.)
• Disciplina: 629.8/920943
• Soggetto topico: Robotics - Germany; Robotics - Japan; Robotics - Philosophy
• Soggetto non controllato: Philosophy; epistemology; theory of knowledge
• Altri autori: FunkMichael <1985-> IrrgangBernhard
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Preface; Table of Contents; Introduction; From Fiction to Science: A German-Japanese Era-Project - Walther Ch. Zimmerli; Philosophical Frameworks; Robotics as a Future Vision for HypermodernTechnologies - Bernhard Irrgang; Roboethics and the Synthetic Approach - A Perspective on Roboethics from Japanese Robotics Research - Kohji Ishihara; Humanoid Robots and Human Knowing - Perspectivity and Hermeneutics in Terms of Material Culture - Michael Funk; Technology Assessment; Who is taking over? Technology Assessment of Autonomous (Service) Robots - Michael Decker ; Popular Culture and Music RobotsRobots in Japanese Popular Culture - Maika Nakao; Understanding the Feasibility and Applicability of the Musician-Humanoid Interaction Research:A Study of the Impression of the Musical Interaction - Jorge Solis & Atsuo Takanishi; Mozart to Robot - Cultural Challenges ofMusical Instruments - Michael Funk & Jörg Jewanski; Essays; Android Robots between Service and the Apocalypse of the Human Being - Gerd Grübler; Joseph Weizenbaum, Responsibility and Humanoid Robots - Kerstin Palatini ; Social Stereotypes as a Guarantee for Proper Human-Robot Interaction? Remarks to an Anthropomorphic Robot Design - Manja Unger-BüttnerAuthors and Contact
• Sommario/riassunto: Germany and Japan are two of the worldwide leading countries in robotics research. Robotics as a key technology introduces technical as well as philosophical and cultural challenges. How can we use robots that have a human-like appearance in everyday life? Are there limits to technology? What are the cultural similarities and differences between Germany and Japan? These are some of the questions which are discussed in the book. Five chapters comprehend an intercultural and interdisciplinary framework including current research fields like Roboethics, Hermeneutics of Technologies, Technology As
• Titolo autorizzato: Robotics in Germany and Japan
• ISBN: 3-653-03976-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910765996603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Dresden philosophy of technology perspectives ; ; v. 5.