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Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- List of Abbreviations -- Acknowledgments -- Editor's Preface -- Part I Boundaries -- Chapter 1 On the Significance of Understanding in Human-Robot Interaction -- Chapter 2 Making Sense of Empathy with Sociable Robots: A New Look at the "Imaginative Perception of Emotion" -- Chapter 3 Robots and the Limits of Morality -- Chapter 4 What's Love Got to Do with It? Robots, Sexuality, and the Arts of Being Human -- Part II Potential

Acknowledgements -- Contents -- List of Figures -- 1: Introduction: The Japanese Robot and Performance -- Japanese Culture and the Robot -- Defining the Robot -- The History of the Japanese Performing Robot -- Japanese Modernity and Technology -- Theatre and Performance Concepts Through Japanese Culture -- Performativity and Geinoh -- The Performing Object and Staging -- Double Vision -- Participatory Spectatorship -- In This Book -- Notes -- References -- 2: Robotics and Representation -- Japanese Humanoid Research -- Japanese Robotics and Manga/Anime Culture -- Astro Boy Syndrome -- The Presence of the Japanese Humanoid -- Notes -- References -- 3: Futuristic Spectacle: Robot Performances at Expos -- Robot Spectacle at the Japan World Expo, 1970 -- Celebrating Japan´s Robots: The Tsukuba Exposition, 1985 -- Nature and Technology: Garden and Greenery Exposition, Osaka, 1990 -- Integration and Fantasy: Expo 2005 in Aichi -- Cultural Essentialism and Dramaturgy: In Tokyo and on the Australian Tour, 2007 -- Notes -- References -- 4: The Anthropomorphic Robot and Artistic Expression -- Oriza Hirata´s Robot Theatre -- The Failure of Sayonara -- Hiroshi Ishiguro´s Android Experiments -- Cultural Affordance and Preconceived Outcomes -- Robots and Disillusionment -- Notes -- References -- 5: Robots, Space, and Place -- Giant Robot Statues -- Dreams of a Giant Robot -- Robot Restaurant -- Notes -- References -- 6: Hatsune Miku, Virtual Machine-Woman -- The Development of Hatsune Miku -- Japanese Fanzine Culture and Otaku -- Lolicon Manga and Otaku Desire -- Critique of the Otaku Imagination -- Kawaii and Female Idols -- Circuits of Signification: Otaku Sexuality -- Notes -- References -- 7: Competition Robots: Empathy and Identification -- Robot Contests -- Robo-One -- The Puppet, the Puppeteer, and the Spectator -- Robots as Mediators

"In the early 21st century, the advances of science, followed by technology, have been very impressive and opened up hither to unthought-of prospects in every domain.scientific "Previsionists" believe it will lay the foundation for deep changes in the human being. This is in no way a matter of science fiction but rather rational and foreseeable extrapolations of many recent results in various scientific fields. Will Man become a mutating GMO, a humanoid robot, a hybrid of both? Will his life be extended much longer or even indefinitely? Will he reproduce in vitro in the near future? These are questions we should begin to ask now, for our children will likely experience these changes, but our grandchildren will live in a quite different world."--

This SpringerBrief reveals the latest techniques in computer vision and machine learning on robots that are designed as accurate and efficient military snipers. Militaries around the world are investigating this technology to simplify the time, cost and safety measures necessary for training human snipers. These robots are developed by combining crucial aspects of computer science research areas including image processing, robotic kinematics and learning algorithms. The authors explain how a new humanoid robot, the iCub, uses high-speed cameras and computer vision algorithms to track the object that has been classified as a target. The robot adjusts its arm and the gun muzzle for maximum accuracy, due to a neural model that includes the parameters of its joint angles, the velocity of the bullet and the approximate distance of the target. A thorough literature review provides helpful context for the experiments. Of practical interest to military forces around the world, this brief is designed for professionals and researchers working in military robotics. It will also be useful for advanced level computer science students focused on computer vision, AI and machine learning issues.