Description

Book Synopsis


Trade Review

The title says it all, really, Robots Won't Save Japan, but do read the book if you want to be convinced, because you will be. The author, anthropologist and science and technology studies (STS) scholar James Wright, has adopted this title in reaction to a Japanese book from a generation ago, Robots Will Save Japan (Nakayama 2006).

* Anthropology & Aging *

Robots Won't Save Japan is a vivid example for how ethnographic research can enrich and deepen our understanding of complex social and political problems

* Contemporary Japan *

Table of Contents

Introduction
1. Crisis and Care Robots
2. Developing Robots and Designing Algorithmic Care
3. Portrait of a Care Home
4. Hug: Reconfiguring Lifting
5. Paro: Reconfiguring Communication
6. Pepper: Reconfiguring Recreation
7. Beyond Care Robots

Robots Wont Save Japan

    Product form

    £37.05

    Includes FREE delivery

    RRP £39.00 – you save £1.95 (5%)

    Order before 4pm tomorrow for delivery by Sat 4 Jul 2026.

    A Hardback by James Adrian Wright

    3 in stock

      Trusted by thousands of customers. See 2,385+ Customer Reviews

      View other formats and editions of Robots Wont Save Japan by James Adrian Wright

      Publisher: Cornell University Press
      Publication Date: 15/02/2023
      ISBN13: 9781501768040, 978-1501768040
      ISBN10: 1501768042
      Also in:
      Asian history Technology, Engineering & Agriculture Robotics Not Just Books Stationery

      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Trade Review

      The title says it all, really, Robots Won't Save Japan, but do read the book if you want to be convinced, because you will be. The author, anthropologist and science and technology studies (STS) scholar James Wright, has adopted this title in reaction to a Japanese book from a generation ago, Robots Will Save Japan (Nakayama 2006).

      * Anthropology & Aging *

      Robots Won't Save Japan is a vivid example for how ethnographic research can enrich and deepen our understanding of complex social and political problems

      * Contemporary Japan *

      Table of Contents

      Introduction
      1. Crisis and Care Robots
      2. Developing Robots and Designing Algorithmic Care
      3. Portrait of a Care Home
      4. Hug: Reconfiguring Lifting
      5. Paro: Reconfiguring Communication
      6. Pepper: Reconfiguring Recreation
      7. Beyond Care Robots

      Recently viewed products

      © 2026 Book Curl

        • American Express
        • Apple Pay
        • Diners Club
        • Discover
        • Google Pay
        • Maestro
        • Mastercard
        • PayPal
        • Shop Pay
        • Union Pay
        • Visa

        Login

        Forgot your password?

        Don't have an account yet?
        Create account