Degrees of freedom : on robotics and social justice /

Explores critical questions at the intersection of robotics and social justice. Considers the ways in which roboticists design their robots' appearance, how robots think and act, how robots perceive people, and the domains into which robots are deployed. The book highlights not only the ways ro...

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Main Author: Williams, Tom (Roboticist) (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2025]
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Summary:Explores critical questions at the intersection of robotics and social justice. Considers the ways in which roboticists design their robots' appearance, how robots think and act, how robots perceive people, and the domains into which robots are deployed. The book highlights not only the ways roboticists tend to reinforce white patriarchal power structures, but also how roboticists might instead subvert those power structures by applying theories and methods from a diverse range of fields.
Physical Description:1 online resource : illustrations
ISBN:9780262385671 (electronic bk.)
9780262385688
0262385686
0262385678