Robopsych Podcast

Tim Hornyak Show Notes A conversation with author Tim Hornyak about the impact of Japanese culture on that nation's approach and relationships with robots.  Tim’s book, Loving The Machine: The Art and Science of Japanese Robots Astro Boy, aka Mighty Atom  Ironman 28, aka Tetsujin 28-go  Gundam robot in Tokyo park Pepper, by SoftBank Robotics Hotel Okura, Nagasaki robot-run hotel  Aibo, Sony’s robot dog  Uncanny valley Freud, The Uncanny, 1919 article  Big Hero 6, film and original comic Hiroshi Ishiguro, lifelike robot maker  The Buddha in the Robot, by Masohiro Mori