Challenging Sociality An Anthropology of Robots, Autism, and Attachm
This book explores the development of humanoid robots for helping children with autism develop social skills based on fieldwork in the UK and the USA. Robotic scientists propose that robots can therapeutically help children with autism because there is a
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KATHLEEN RICHARDSON
S O C I A L & C U LT U R A L S T U D I E S O F R O B O T S & A I
Social and Cultural Studies of Robots and AI Series Editors Kathleen Richardson Faculty of Technology De Montfort University Leicester, UK Cathrine Hasse Danish School of Education Aarhus University Copenhagen, Denmark Teresa Heffernan Department of English St. Mary’s University Halifax, NS, Canada
This is a groundbreaking series that investigates the ways in which the “robot revolution” is shifting our understanding of what it means to be human. With robots filling a variety of roles in society—from soldiers to loving companions—we can see that the second machine age is already here. This raises questions about the future of labor, war, our environment, and even human-to human-relationships. More information about this series at http://www.palgrave.com/gp/series/15887
Kathleen Richardson
Challenging Sociality An Anthropology of Robots, Autism, and Attachment
Kathleen Richardson Faculty of Technology De Montfort University Leicester, UK
ISSN 2523-8523 ISSN 2523-8531 (electronic) Social and Cultural Studies of Robots and AI ISBN 978-3-319-74753-8 ISBN 978-3-319-74754-5 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-74754-5 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018935394 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors, and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover deisgn © wael alreweie / GettyImages Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer International Publishing AG part of Springer Nature. The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
For my witness and the little ones
Foreword
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