Non-fiction titles available through Net Galley often include recent publications from Harvard Business Review Press; for some reason, these get pulled back quickly and I often miss a chance to preview them. One that I saw recently that would be of interest to students is MY ROBOT GETS ME by Carla Diana.

Carla Diana's book is subtitled "How Social Design Can Make New Products More Human." From both a design and an investment perspective, MY ROBOT GETS ME offers a fascinating look at the development and funding of 'smart' products. As the publisher points put, "The 'smart home' market will reach well over $100 billion in the next five years on the promise of products that are truly integrated with our cooking, cleaning, entertainment, security, and hygiene habits."

Access to the title disappeared prior to my downloading it so I am assigning a neutral rating of three. I do hope to see the full text soon.

This books provides its readers with the intellectual journey on how social design affects the products we use every day and those that are being brought about in this world.

Even though the book is primarily wiritten for product designers, it was able to provide enough narrative and discussion to aid the curiosity of learners like me.

I would never look at the items in my household the same way before. I never thought how much careful consideration are being provided in order for consumers like us to use our products comfortably until I read this book.

If you want to see how designers think when they conceptualize products in a way we humans can easily relate to, this is the book for you.

Interesting book that seems a little off in its structure and pacing. I like how it took a human-centered design perspective to he idea of what robots should be like and the structure of thinking through the different "rings" of social design issues (presence, expression, interaction, context, and ecosystems) was a nice frame. The interview and case studies were good, and I liked the general theme of needing to knw humans to better design robots to interact with humans. The problem was that I felt the author didn't know their audience. At times things were explained in excruciating simple detail and at other complex concepts were skimmed right over. Was this a general knowledge book or a manual for specialists? Somewhat deflating to see the the author didn't apply some of the lessons of their field to their own writing and tried to plan for all possible reader interactions than design a specific book for a specific audience.

I found this book readable and fascinating. We are in the midst of a revolution in product development that incorporates artificial intelligence into the design of everyday objects.

This book explains various factors that make these products a new and unique design challenge. Social design is a key factor here, creating objects that seem more alive, responsive and intuitive. How these machines interact with humans is also key.

I found this book to be an informative combination of theory and concepts together with practical applications in the form of short, real-world object lessons as well as expert interviews. The tone is both practical and engaging and if this book had an AI component, I would say it had succeeded in capturing my attention and facilitating a wonderful learning experience. I absolutely loved it and can not wait to delve further into the subject.

An interesting overview of the designer's perspective on AI and robot helpers. As medium-term-adopter, I've been interested to see the role of AI in my daily life change over time ,and it was neat to see behind the scenes as to how decisions are made. Thanks to the publisher for a NetGalley.