Nieske Vergunst
Nieske Vergunst studied Cognitive Artificial Intelligence, obtained a PhD in Computer Science and works as Science Information Officer at Utrecht University. She collects robots and writes a blog about science and technology.
Hello Robot
The Machine as Fellow Human
(Nieuw Amsterdam, 2017, 288 pages)
Robots build our cars, operate on patients and perform search and rescue operations after natural disasters; soon they will be driving us around and keeping us company. As their capabilities skyrocket, so do their numbers. This timely book helps us to get to know them better. Hello Robot gives a thorough picture of the current state of affairs in robotics — and a hopeful one.
