What will it be like to admit Artificial Companions into our society? How will they change our relations with each other? How important will they be in the emot

A provocative attempt to think about what was previously considered unthinkable: a serious philosophical case for the rights of robots. We are in the midst of a

This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the Third International Conference on Human-Robot Personal Relationships, held in L

The subject of social robotics has enormous projected economic significance. However, social robots not only present us with novel opportunities but also with n

This book argues that robots are enchanting humans (as potential intimate partners), because humans are enchanting robots (by performing magical thinking), and