The Robot Era

P. E. Cleator (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

198 Seiten

2025
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-041-16444-9 (ISBN)

Infos

First published in 1955, The Robot Era presents a pioneering examination of the emerging field of robotics and automated systems during the post-World War II industrial expansion. This work offers valuable historical insights into how these revolutionary technologies were perceived during their formative years.

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First published in 1955, The Robot Era presents a pioneering examination of the emerging field of robotics and automated systems during the post-World War II industrial expansion. This seminal work offers valuable historical insights into how these revolutionary technologies were perceived during their formative years. It discusses themes like wheels within wheels; automata in action; robots in our midst; the advent of computers; autofabrication processes; the electronic brain; and future technological projections. This is an important historical reference work for anyone interested in the history of robotics and history of science and technology.

Inhalt

Foreword Author's Note Part I: Wheels within Wheels 1. Matters Mechanical and Metallurgical 2. Prime Movers and Power Sources 3. Elements of Control Part II: Automata in Action 1. Mechanisms Emergent 2. Robots in Our Midst 3. Enter the Computer 4. From Matchlock to Deadlock Part III: Machines Minus Men 1. Autofabrication 2. Aspects and Implications 3. Power without Precedent 4. The Day after Tomorrow 5. The Electronic Brain Acknowledgements Index

Produkt-Details

• Erscheinungsdatum: 02.12.2025
• Reihe/Serie: Routledge Revivals
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 156 x 234 mm
• Gewicht: 530 g
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Technikgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Informatik ► Theorie / Studium ► Künstliche Intelligenz / Robotik
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften
• ISBN-10: 1-041-16444-0 / 1041164440
• ISBN-13: 978-1-041-16444-9 / 9781041164449
• Zustand: Neuware