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Polite Robotics and the Growing Complexity of Computer Science

By IGI Global on Aug 6, 2010
You may have always wanted a robot to help you out around the house, but have you ever wanted a robot to greet you? Researchers in Israel are searching for a robot with this capability as they hold a contest to find a robot to complete a new task: shaking a human hand. Recent years have seen amazing developments in robotics, and scientists have managed to create robots that can walk, cook, fold laundry, and complete many more human tasks. The challenge in shaking a human hand, however, lies in the complexity of how two humans adapt to each other during a handshake.

When two humans shake hands, each one mentally takes in the motion and strength exerted from the other. This leads to small adaptations from each person as they work together to complete this seemingly small gesture. Creating a robot that can accomplish this task will bring scientists and researchers one step closer to creating robots that can completely simulate human behavior. This goal may seem far away now, but it continues to grow closer as researchers develop more complex and intricate robots ( www.popsci.com/technology/article/2010-06/israeli-researchers-will-host-international-robotic-handshaking-competition).

IGI Global, an information science and technology publisher, is making great strides in fulfilling the need for research covering this subject area. Thinking Machines and the Philosophy of Computer Science: Concepts and Principles (edited by Jordi Vallverdú, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain) addresses a multitude of areas surrounding the philosophy of robotics and computer science. As robotics and other computer science fields grow more complex, a growing variety of issues must be addressed. This reference presents a conversation between established experts and new researchers in the field of philosophy and computer science about human and non-human relationships with the environment.

This resource contains five sections including topics on philosophical analysis, the posterior ethical debate, the nature of computer simulations, and the crossroads between robotics, AI, cognitive theories and philosophy. The chapters contained in each section are written by some of the world's leading experts in their fields, presenting the leading and ongoing research force for philosophy of computer science.

Thinking Machines and the Philosophy of Computer Science: Concepts and Principles

For more information on this title please visit www.igi-global.com/Bookstore/TitleDetails.aspx?TitleId=40293.

As a complement to this reference, IGI Global offers the opportunity to subscribe to the International Journal of Synthetic Emotions (IJSE) (Editor-in-chief Jordi Vallverdú, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain). This essential journal is in its first year, and is published semi-annually. In this important publication, Dr. Vallverdú further addresses the complexity of robotics and related fields by covering the main issues relevant to the generation, expression, and use of synthetic emotions in agents, robots, systems, and devices. Providing unique, interdisciplinary research from across the globe, this journal covers a wide range of topics such as emotion recognition, sociable robotics, and emotion-based control systems useful to field practitioners, researchers, and academicians. For more information on IJSE including subscription information and a free sample copy, please visit www.igi-global.com/ijse.
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