What To Expect When You're Expecting Robots

"Major and Shah have written a highly entertaining book about the importance of understanding human-robot interaction. Hollywood has long given us a vision of what a future society full of robots may look like. What to Expect When You're Expecting Robots book explains many of the challenges we will have to overcome to deliver on such a reality, from basic interaction to building complete eco-systems."—Henrik Christensen, UC San Diego

"What To Expect When You're Expecting Robots poses thought provoking questions, and offers critical and timely advice about how to build and live with tomorrow's working robots. With their breadth and depth of experience in industry and academia, I can't think of anyone more qualified to start this important discussion than Laura Major and Julie Shah. A must-read for entrepreneurs, government officials, and citizens alike."—Amy Villeneuve, former President and COO, Amazon Robotics

"Shah and Major's engaging, deeply knowledgeable book again demolishes the twentieth-century myth that autonomous robots operate completely on their own. They show that the key to success of robots in real human environments is collaboration with people and infrastructure. Achieving success will take a new generation of engineers, skilled in the social and behavioral sciences as well as data and physical sciences. Major and Shah are the engineering leaders of that generation."—David Mindell, professor, MIT & founder, Humatics Corporation

"Our society is on the brink of a dramatic transformation, one that will radically alter the relationship of humans and machines. Laura Major and Julie Shah see the road ahead with unusual clarity, and they offer a thoughtful, provocative, and wise account of what's to come. Required reading for anyone thinking seriously about the future, and the crucial decisions that will get us there."—Brian Christian, best-selling author of Algorithms to Live By and The Alignment Problem