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Joanne Pransky | |
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| Born | 1959 |
| Died | May 2023 (aged 63–64) |
| Alma mater | Tufts University |
| Known for | BattleBots |
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| Fields | Robotics Futures studies |
| Website | www |
Joanne Pransky (1959 – May 2023)[1][2] was an American robotics journalist, mainly writing on human–robot interaction.[3][4]
Early life and education
[edit]Born 1959, Pransky graduated from Tufts University in 1981 with a degree in psychology.[3][5]
Career
[edit]In 1996, she became the U.S. Associate Editor for 'Industrial Robot Journal' published by Emerald Group Publishing.[6] She formerly served as the U.S. Associate Editor for Emerald's journals Assembly Automation and Sensor Review. Since its founding in April 2004 she was associate editor of Medical Robotics and Computer Assisted Surgery.
She worked as a judge on the television series BattleBots when it was aired by Comedy Central and was a judge for the First Robot/Human Arm Wrestling Competition.[7]
References
[edit]- ↑ Brian Heater: 'Remembering Joan Pransky'. TechCrunch, 15 July 2023
- ↑ Robin Murphy: Joanne Pransky: Rest in Peace (1959-2023) (29 June 2023)
- 1 2 "Is the world ready for a robot psychiatrist? A conversation with Joanne Pransky". TechRepublic. October 29, 2015.
- ↑ Au, Caspar von (July 5, 2017). "Roboter-Psychiaterin Pransky: "Sie lernen wie Kinder"". Süddeutsche.de.
- ↑ SOMETIMES A ROBOT IS JUST A ROBOT Archived September 24, 2020, at the Wayback Machine. Tufts Magazine, Spring 2017
- ↑ "Emerald | Industrial Robot editorial team". www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com.
- ↑ "Dr. Joanne Pransky". lifeboat foundation. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
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