Description
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThe 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 ContentsIntroduction
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
