Social Robots from a Human Perspective
Addressing several issues that explore the human side of social robots, this book asks from a social and human scientific perspective what a social robot is and how we might come to think about social robots in the different areas of everyday life. Organi
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Robots from a Human Perspective
Social Robots from a Human Perspective
Jane Vincent · Sakari Taipale · Bartolomeo Sapio Giuseppe Lugano · Leopoldina Fortunati Editors
Social Robots from a Human Perspective
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Editors Jane Vincent School of Arts University of Surrey Guildford, Surrey UK Sakari Taipale University of Jyväskylä Jyväskylä Finland
Giuseppe Lugano COST Brussels Belgium Leopoldina Fortunati University of Udine Udine Italy
Bartolomeo Sapio Fondazione Ugo Bordoni Rome Italy
ISBN 978-3-319-15671-2 ISBN 978-3-319-15672-9 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-15672-9 Library of Congress Control Number: 2015935413 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved 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. Printed on acid-free paper Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Acknowledgments
Although the robotification of societies is still at an early phase in Europe and worldwide, robots do not leave people cold. They provoke strong thoughts, both for and against. This volume addresses robotics from a human perspective, highlighting the social, cultural, and political aspects of robotics. In so doing, the book attempts to present social robots in proportion by illustrating people’s own attitudes and perceptions, as well as ways of how social robots gain a foothold in societies through the increased automatization and digitalization which seem to be leading to the introduction of more and more self-sufficient robots. One message of the book is that social robots do not turn up out of the blue, but many of their social functions are familiar to all of us from the world of digital media. For example, the user interfaces of social robots are designed to be intuitive and user-friendly by utilizing existing mundane technologies, such as tablets, mobile phones, touch screens, and web cameras, as well as all kinds of sensors already embedded in mobil
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