Minimal Level Cataloging Plus. DLC

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Designing "Companion Artifacts": the relational construction of culture and technology in social robotics -- What robots represent ... and why it matters -- Flourishing isn't free: paying down our moral and social debt in robotic systems.

"The subject of social robotics has enormous projected economic significance, and if the products of engineering are to participate in human social interactions, new alliances must be established between engineering and SSH disciplines, with special emphasis on the humanities. Up to now, the subject has received relatively little attention from the academic community, however, interest has been rising steadily, and the research community of robophilosophy conferences is beginning to expand. This book presents the proceedings of Robophilosophy 2020: Culturally Sustainable Social Robotics, the fourth event in the biennial Robophilosophy conference series, which to date is still the world's largest conference in Humanities research dedicated to the subject of social robotics. Because of restrictions due to the Covid-19 pandemic, this 2020 edition took the form of a hybrid event, with live and pre-recorded content accessible online during an extended period via an interactive webpage. Contributors were invited to offer concrete proposals for how the Humanities can help to shape a future where social robotics is guided by the goals of enhancing socio-cultural values rather than mere utilities. The book is divided into 3 parts; abstracts of plenaries, which contains 6 plenary sessions; session papers, with 44 papers under 8 section headings; and workshops, containing 25 items under 5 workshop headings. Providing concrete proposals from philosophers and other SSH researchers for new models and methods, this book will be of interest to all those involved in developing social interactions with robots in culturally sustainable ways"-- Provided by publisher.