Helpless machines and true loving care givers: a feminist critique of recent trends in human-robot interaction

Journal of Information, Communication and Ethics in Society

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 209-218

  Weber, Jutta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Feminism; Human social characteristics; human robot interaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992974742     PISSN: 1477996X     EISSN: 17588871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14779960580000274     Document Type: Review

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