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The first robot to walk the earth was a bronze giant called Talos. This wondrous machine was created not by MIT Robotics Lab, but by Hephaestus, the Greek god of invention, more than 2,500 years ago. In this groundbreaking account of the earliest expressions of the timeless impulse to create artificial life, Adrienne Mayor tells the fascinating story of how ancient Greek, Roman, Indian, and Chinese myths envisioned artificial life, automata, self-moving devices, and human enhancements - and how these visions relate to and reflect the ancient invention of real animated machines.

Clever and accessible, Generation Robot isn’t just for the serious, scientific reader―it’s for everyone interested in robotics and technology since their science-fiction origins. By looking back at the future she once imagined, analyzing the plugged-in present, and speculating on what is on the horizon, Terri Favro allows readers the chance to consider what was, what is, and what could be. This is a captivating book that looks at the pop-culture of our society to explain how the world works―now and tomorrow.

Join Tommy as he delves into the cutting-edge world of AI and humanoid robots in Really Robots. In this show, we explore how artificial intelligence is not just a concept of the future but a reality shaping our world today. Through data-driven stories, Tommy works with various types of AI to uncover the fascinating ways technology is transforming industries, society, and our daily lives. From lifelike humanoid robots to advanced AI systems, Really Robots takes you on a journey into the heart of innovation, revealing how the future is unfolding right before our eyes.

This is the human-robot interactin podcast series in which we explore the relationship between humans and robots.