Technical automation – the ability of man-made (or god-made) objects to move and act autonomously – is not just the province of engineering or science ficti

Technical automation – the ability of man-made (or god-made) objects to move and act autonomously – is not just the province of engineering or science ficti

"This book looks for the first time at notions of technical automation through three interrelated aspects: first, it explores up to which point nature acts as a

The persistent desire to animate inanimate objects has been a recurring theme in European culture dating back to ancient Greek and Roman times. Technological An

This is the first scholarly exploration of concepts and representations of Artificial Intelligence in ancient Greek and Roman epic, including their reception in