{"product_id":"robots-the-500year-quest-to-make-machines-human","title":"Robots: The 500year Quest to Make Machines Human","description":"\u003cp\u003ePublished to accompany a major exhibition at The Science Museum, London, running from 8 February 2017 to 3 September 2017 and featuring over 100 robots, dating from the 16th century to the present day Features essays from expert contributors, covering every aspect of our relationship with robots from the ancient world and into the future Humanoid robots are some of the most wondrous machines ever built. By imagining and reconstructing ourselves in artificial bodies, we are able to discover what amazing machines we are. But while mirroring our humanity, robots also offer insights into how we have rationalized our technological ambitions, our sense of wonder at ourselves, and our position in a rapidly changing world.Robots: the 500Year Quest to Make Machines Human explores the surprisingly long history of our obsession with creating machines in human form, from 16thcentury mechanized monks to the  tin man  robots of the 1950s and cuttingedge robots from today s research labs. This groundbreaking book features an astonishing array of robotic artifacts from around the world, including expertly crafted clockwork automata, uncanny robot actors, trumpetplaying humanoids and even a talking  receptionist  head. Focusing on why robots exist rather than on how they work, the book avoids clichs about machines taking over the world and destroying humankind, and instead aims to reassure us that in future robots will continue to complement and enhance our human capabilities.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Scala Arts Publishers Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47333380915445,"sku":"DADAX1785510681","price":128.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/5804\/8501\/files\/61ZMIx5SztL.jpg?v=1763918327","url":"https:\/\/ergodebooks.com\/products\/robots-the-500year-quest-to-make-machines-human","provider":"Ergodebooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}