Designing Sociable Robots

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Cynthia Breazeal (Director of Robotics Life Group, Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

Designing Sociable Robots

Cynthia Breazeal (Director of Robotics Life Group, Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

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MIT Press
20 August 2004

Robotics; Human-computer interaction

Series: Designing Sociable Robots

Cynthia Breazeal here presents her vision of the sociable robot of the future, a synthetic creature and not merely a sophisticated tool. A sociable robot will be able to understand us, to communicate and interact with us, to learn from us and grow with us. It will be socially intelligent in a humanlike way. Eventually sociable robots will assist us in our daily lives, as collaborators and companions. Because the most successful sociable robots will share our social characteristics, the effort to make sociable robots is also a means for exploring human social intelligence and even what it means to be human.

Breazeal defines the key components of social intelligence for these machines and offers a framework and set of design issues for their realization. Much of the book focuses on a nascent sociable robot she designed named Kismet. Breazeal offers a concrete implementation for Kismet, incorporating insights from the scientific study of animals and people, as well as from artistic disciplines such as classical animation. This blending of science, engineering, and art creates a lifelike quality that encourages people to treat Kismet as a social creature rather than just a machine. The book includes a CD-ROM that shows Kismet in action.

By: Cynthia Breazeal (Director of Robotics Life Group Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
Imprint: MIT Press
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 178mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 544g
ISBN: 9780262524315
ISBN 10: 0262524317
Series: Designing Sociable Robots
Pages: 282
Publication Date: 20 August 2004
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Inactive

Cynthia L. Breazeal is Assistant Professor of Media Arts and Sciences at the MIT Media Lab.

Reviews for Designing Sociable Robots

Dr. Breazeal [writes] about her adventures as a modern-day Mary Shelley. -- Claudia Dreifus, The New York Times Magisterial. -- Peter Skinner, Foreword ...an entertaining book...thought-provoking and likely to hold many pointers to the future. -- Alex M. Andrew, Robotica