"Robots will soon be capable of some emotional/autonomous response pattern. Isn't it possible that one day the robotic maid gets jealous of her master's wife? How will we feel when a robot rejects us for another human or even another robot?" -Joanne Pransky, excerpt from:"Social Adjustments to a Robotic Future"

Publications Dr. Joanne Pransky concerned over SuperBowl Robot Suicide commercial (links to article) From the new emerging service and humanoid robots to industrial robots to science fiction, Joanne has been tracking the robot revolution since the mid 80s. Joanne writes, and has been written about, the human/robot relationship in various publications in both fiction and nonfiction. She is also the U.S. Associate Editor for Emerald Press, publisher of Industrial Robot Journal, and the Associate Editor for the flagship International Journal of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery. Selected Publications "First armwrestling match between an EAP actuated robotic arm and a human" (pdf file), Industrial Robot: An International Journal, Volume 32, Number 6, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2005 "DARPA Grand Challenge - a pioneering event for robotic autonomous vehicles" (pdf file), Industrial Robot: An International Journal, Volume 31, Number 5, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2004 "I, Robot Đ A Movie Whose Time Has Come" (pdf file), Servo Magazine, September 2004 "From the Judge's Bench", BattleBots Magazine, Summer 2002: Vol III "Tutorial: An intelligent operating room of the future - an interview with the University of California Los Angeles Medical Center" (pdf file), Industrial Robot: An International Journal, Volume 28, Number 5, MCB University Press, 2001. One of the top ten most accessed articles for Industrial Robot Journal for the period July 2001 to July 2002. "Aibo - the No.1 selling service robot" (pdf file), Industrial Robot: An International Journal, Volume 28, Number 1, MCB University Press, 2001 "A View of The Robotics Market", Industry View, Automation Online, 11/98-12/98 "Surgeons realizations of robodoc" (pdf file), - Industrial Robot: An International Journal, Volume 25, Issue 2, MCB University Press, 1998. Recipient of MCB's Literati Club's 1999 Highly Commended Award. This article is also referenced in the annual publications, "World Robotics 1999" and "World Robotics 2000", published by Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) and the International Federation of Robotics (IFR) "Time for Some Good Old-Fashioned PR", Axis to Grind, Robotics World Magazine, Douglas Publications, Summer 1997 "Viewpoint: Service Robots - how should we define them?" (pdf file), Service Robot: An International Journal, Volume 2, Number 1, MCB University Press, 1996 "Robots: Our Future Information Intermediaries", Information Technology and Libraries, Volume 14, Number 4, December 1995 "Social Adjustments to a Robotic Future," by Joanne Pransky first appeared in Imaginative Futures: Proceedings Of The 1993 Science Fiction Research Association Conference, edited by Milton T. Wolf & Daryl F. Mallett (San Bernardino, CA/Tempe, AZ: SFRA Press, 1995) Selected Features: "THEYRE HERE: Welcome to the world of robotics", cover story, SA Computer Magazine, December, 2005 "Spectators thrilled as robots combat for the ComBots Cup", Christopher Heredia, San Francisco Chronicle, November 13, 2005 "Robonexus: Day 3 Report", Robots.net, October 9, 2005 "Not-so-remote control/Ever wanted to cross-breed a vacuum cleaner? Latest robots take the floor in San Jose show", Carrie Kirby, San Francisco Chronicle, October 8, 2005 "Desafio human—ide", Luciana Vic‡ria, Época, August 2, 2004 "Beyond the Matrix", Tufts E-News, July 16, 2004 "I, Robot Psychiatrist", Rachel Sauer, Palm Beach Post, July 14, 2004 "The Robotic Psychiatrist Answers", Interviews, Slashdot.org, April 28, 2004 "Intelligent Machines", David Howell, PC Home Magazine, Issue 149, April, 2004, p.25 "No Winner in a Desert Race for Robots", John Markoff and John Broder, The New York Times, March 14, 2004 "Real-life Susan Calvin", Design News, January 12, 2004 Gearheads, Brad Stone, Simon & Schuster, 2003, p. 242 "Commercial Robots: Close but Not Quite There", Chloe Veltman, IEEE Intelligent Systems, Vol. 18, No. 1, January/February 2003, pp. 6-7 BattleBots: The Official Guide, Mark Clarkson, McGraw-Hill/Osborne, 2002, pp. 24, 26 The Good Guide to Bad Bots, Alison Bing and Erin Conley, Barnes & Nobles Books, 2001, pp.102-103, 201 "Porträtt Joanne Pransky, Hon Är Världens Första Robotpsykiater", Jan C Aschan, Connoisseur, March 2001 "Scrap Metal and Games", Michael Marti, Facts, Community, Rubrikinserate. Gesellschaft, 7/00 "The Future of Your Life", Ian Pearson, BT Innovation and Technology - View of the Future, 6/25/2000 "The Future of Pets", Ian Pearson, BT Innovation and Technology - View of the Future, 6/25/2000 "DSM-2000", Todd Zwilich, Family Practice News, Vol. 29, No. 17, September, 1999 "Are We Ready to Live and Work with Robots?", MaryLynn Schiavi, E@AT&T Magazine, August-September 1999 "The World's First Robotic Psychiatrist", Jan C. Aschan, Ny Teknik, August 19, 1999 Feature in Sankyo Times, Sankyo Seiki Mfg. Co. Ltd., Vol. 446, pp. 20-21, April-June, 1999 "The robots are coming", Marilyn Geeswax, Cox News Service, August 14, 1999 "Robots to the rescue", Marilyn Geeswax, The Sun, The Baltimore Sun Company, August 8, 1999 Out & About, Roxanne Roberts with Janelle Erlichman, The Washington Post, August 2, 1999 Smart Design, Ed van Hinte, Netherlands Design Institute, 1998, pp. 12-13, 20-21, 57-59. Smart Design is an inspiring report on the results of the second workshop Smart Materials and Systems, held at the Netherland Designs Institute on February till March 2, 1998 Participated in: "The 1998 State of the Future: Issues and Opportunities", American Council for the United Nations University, 1998 "The Robotic Revolution and Health Care", Mona Cosmos, Technically Write, The Women's Technical Institute, Fall, 1988 "Reducing Robot Anxiety", Mass High Tech, October 10-October 23, 1988 Futures Research Directory: Individuals 1995-96, World Future Society "Helping robots, people adjust to one another", Lifestyles, Gannett Suburban Newspapers, September 30, 1995 Futures Research Directory: Individuals 1991-92, World Future Society NSRA News, The Newsletter of the National Service Robot Association, 1987

Publications: Authored: • First armwrestling match between an EAP actuated robotic arm and a human, 2005 (pdf) • DARPA Grand Challenge - a pioneering event for robotic autonomous vehicles, 2004 (pdf) • I, Robot Đ A Movie Whose Time Has Come, 2004 (pdf) • From the Judge's Bench, 2002 • Tutorial: An intelligent operating room of the future - an interview with the University of California Los Angeles Medical Center, 2001 (pdf) • Aibo - the No.1 selling service robot, 2001 (pdf) • Surgeons realizations of robodoc, 1998 (pdf) • Time for Some Good Old-Fashioned PR, 1997 • Viewpoint: Service Robots - how should we define them?, 1996 (pdf) • Robots: Our Future Information Intermediaries, 1995 • Social Adjustments to a Robotic Future, 1993 Interviewed / Mentioned: • "THEYRE HERE: Welcome to the world of robotics", 2005 • "Spectators thrilled as robots combat for the ComBots Cup", 2005 • "Robonexus: Day 3 Report", 2005 • "Not-so-remote control/Ever wanted to cross-breed a vacuum cleaner? Latest robots take the floor in San Jose show", 2005 • "Desafio human—ide", 2004 • "Beyond the Matrix", 2004 • "I, Robot Psychiatrist", 2004 • The Robotic Psychiatrist Answers, 2004 • No Winner in a Desert Race for Robots, 2004 • Real-life Susan Calvin, 2004 • Gearheads, 2003 • Commercial Robots: Close but Not Quite There, 2003 • BattleBots: The Official Guide, 2002 • The Good Guide to Bad Bots, 2001 • The Future of Your Life, 2000 • The Future of Pets, 2000 • Are We Ready to Live and Work with Robots?, 1999 • Contact Dr. Joanne