Degrees of Freedom - On Robotics and Social Justice

Why the field of robotics tends to reinforce white patriarchal systems of power--and how roboticists can work to change these systems. In Drawing on computer science; history and politics; law, criminology, and sociology; feminist, ethnic, and Black studies; literary and media studies; and social, moral, and cognitive psychology, the book connects questions of robot design with larger abolitionist movements by presenting a vision for a more socially just future of robotics.

Product details

• Authors: Tom Williams
• Publisher: The MIT Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 09.12.2025
• EAN: 9780262554022
• ISBN: 978-0-262-55402-2
• No. of pages: 368
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 26 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology; Robotics, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Robotics, SCIENCE / Cognitive Science, Social discrimination & inequality, Cognitive studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination, Cognitive Science, Social discrimination and social justice