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Turned OnKate Devlin

Turned On

2018288 pages
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"'Illuminating, witty and written with a wide open mind' Sunday Times The idea of the seductive sex robot is the stuff of myth, legend and science fiction. From the myth of Laodamia in Ancient Greece to twenty-first century shows such as Westworld , robots in human form have captured our imagination, our hopes and our fears. But beyond the fantasies there are real and fundamental questions about our relationship with technology as it moves into the realm of robotics. Turned On explores how the emerging and future development of sexual companion robots might affect us and the society in which…

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Editions

5 editions
  • Hardcover · English · 2018
    Bloomsbury Sigma · 288 pages · 9781472950895
  • Other · English · 2020
    Bloomsbury Publishing Plc · 288 pages · 9781472950901
  • Other · English · 2018
    Bloomsbury Publishing Plc · 9781472950871
  • Other · English · 2018
    Bloomsbury Publishing Plc · 304 pages · 9781472950864
  • Other · English · 2018
    9781472950888
RobotsSex customsSex machinesSex dollsHuman-robot interactionSocial aspectsSOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / GeneralSexual behaviour