Culture and Human-Robot Interaction in Militarized Spaces: A War Story / Edition 1

by Julie Carpenter

Overview

Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) personnel are some of the most highly trained people in the military, with a job description that spans defusing unexploded ordnance to protecting VIP’s and state dignitaries. EOD are also one of the first military groups to work with robots every day. These robots have become an increasingly important tool in EOD work, enabling people to work at safer distances in many dangerous situations. Based on exploratory research investigating interactions between EOD personnel and the robots they use, this study richly describes the nuances of these reciprocal influences, especially those related to operator emotion associated with the robots. In particular, this book examines the activities, processes and contexts that influence or constrain everyday EOD human-robot interactions, what human factors are shaping the (robotic) technology and how people and culture are being changed by using it. The findings from this research have implications for future personnel training, and the refinement of robot design considerations for many fields that rely on critical small group communication and decision-making skills.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781472443113
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/11/2015
Series:	Emerging Technologies, Ethics and International Affairs
Pages:	188
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Julie Carpenter worked in user-centered research and development of Web-based applications in the medical field when she decided to pursue an academic career. Over the last ten years, she has focused her expertise on a body of work exploring human emotion and attachment in human-robot interaction, authoring academic articles and book chapters.

Table of Contents

Part 1 Narratives; Chapter 1 Learning by Experience; Chapter 2 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Stories; Part 2 Metaphors; Chapter 3 Our Emotional Engines; Chapter 4 Meaningful Connections with Non-human Things; Chapter 5 Robot Design as Rhetoric; Part 3 Patterns; Chapter 6 The Ecological System of U.S. Military EOD Work; Chapter 7 Action Formation; Chapter 8 Preparing to Repair; Chapter 9 Transformational Shifts;