- 358 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
Robots that Talk and Listen
About This Book
Robots That Talk and Listen provides a forward-looking examination of speech and language in robots from technical, functional, and social perspectives.
Contributors address cultural foundations as well as the linguistic skills and technologies that robots need to function effectively in real-world settings. Among the most difficult and complex is the ability to understand and use language.
Speech-enabled automata are already serving as interactive toys, teacher's aides, and research assistants. These robots will soon be joined by personal companions, industrial co-workers, and military support automata.
The social impact of these and other robots extends well beyond the specific tasks they perform. Contributors tackle the most knotty of those issues, notably acceptance of advanced, speech-enabled robots and developing ethical and moral controls for robots.
Topics in this book include:
ā¢ Language and Beyond: The True Meaning of "Speech Enabled"
ā¢ Robots in Myth and Media
ā¢ Enabling Robots to Converse
ā¢ Language Learning by Automata
ā¢ Handling Noisy Settings
ā¢ Empirical Studies of Robots in Real-World Environments
ā¢ Acceptance of Intelligent Robots
ā¢ Managing Robots that Can Lie and Deceive
ā¢ Envisioning a World Shared with Intelligent Robots
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Part I: Images
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I Introduction
II Generative-research methodology
III What children want from technology
- What does the next generation of digital natives expect and desire from technology, and how does this differ across world regions?
- How can we engage children as authors and inventors of future technology, not just passive recipients?
- How can young minds help companies develop unexpected content and technology experiences that resonate with people of all ages?
A Methodology
B Findings and discussion
Table of contents
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- List of contributing authors
- About the Editor
- Preface
- Part I: Images
- Part II: Frameworks and Guidelines
- Part III: Learning
- Part IV: Design
- Part V: Conclusion
- Index