In the past few decades, the world has experienced rapid technological advancement which has given rise to very beneficial technologies such as the robots. While many industries mainly relied on human labor, robots are gradually being adopted in many industries to carry out different tasks. As compared to humans, robots have the capabilities to perform the required tasks with high accuracy and in record time. Besides, they can perform such tasks as carrying of heavy weights or semiconductors deep and accurate which would otherwise be difficult for humans to carry. While humans may produce good quality and in certain speeds, robots are more effective when it comes to completing a series of actions without getting bored or falling asleep. Given that robots can be programmed to perform even more complex activities, industries that adopt the use of robots are likely to benefit from enhanced safety, and reduced operations cost as well as high production value.
One of the benefits of using industrial robots is that these enhance the safety of the workforce with their ability to move overwhelming payload with extraordinary power and at certain speeds. For most industries, there is often the need to move around heavy loads from one point to another. Where humans are solely depended upon, the movement of such heavy loads is entirely dependent on them. However, given that the capability of humans is limited, there are certain weights that they cannot move. Besides, even if they
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Weight possesses interchangeability. It represents two opposing sides of reality’s spectrum; the literal, a heavy load or object, and the metaphoric, a mental or moral burden. In Greek mythology, the iconic story of Atlas and the weight of the world reflects this sameness. The Titan bore an unyielding physical strain along with the ever-present reminder of his moral misdoings; unquestionably, his body and psyche soon began to collapse under the stress. But behind myths, can truth not be found?
Patrick lin makes the reader think and analyze the possible outcome of the robotic industry. As stated in the essay “With the new development of robotics, it almost makes you do some soul searching on what really makes us human.” His humorous idea about robots overthrowing the world is funny, but, when you think about in a real standpoint and how technology is being made to have a mind of its own, it’s not a far-fetched
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Throughout history, the human has always envisioned living a lifestyle where chores were considered as a part of the past. With the development of humanoids and androids robots in the 1950’s, chores were really becoming part of the past. Therefore, because robots were able to adapt and meet the needs and wants of humans. As a result, we started to see an increase in both the use and production of robots in factories and households. In the article “The Robot Invasion” the author Charlie Gills, is really able to convey the relevance and effectiveness of a robot through the use of the tone, purpose, and credibility.
“Remember, remember always, that all of us, and you and I especially, are descended from immigrants and revolutionists” (Franklin D. Roosevelt). In The Tortilla Curtain by T.C. Boyle, Delaney and other characters of the book introduce the racism of most communities by bringing up the topics of coyotes, borders, physically and mentally, and illegal Mexican immigrants. Each topic ties one another together. To most, there shows a problem with the immigrants coming to America, just because they didn’t come legally. T.C. Boyle showed the reaction of people to new people coming to America to try and live the American dream that we are all supposed to be allowed to do.
Due to automation and robotics, around five million jobs exist with 300,000 people estimated to already be employed in industrial robotics.
Isaac Asimov’s Reason, shows us how the field of robotics is still a working-progress, Philip K. Dick’s Second Variety introduces the idea of superior, conscious machines who were created by advanced technology, and Kenneth Chang’s “Can Robots Become Conscious?” shares different views on the advancement of machines and robots. I believe machines and robots are not glorified adding-up machines and I think it is possible that they will become capable of original thought the more we advance in the field of robotics. Similar to the iPhone updates, new technology and new studies could lead to intelligent, conscious machines. Technology has come a long way, with the introduction of the Siri of the iPhone, Window 10 2-in-1 computers, flying military drones, and many more.
They lack artistic sense and they are not able to create. They can only do jobs according to the program written by human. Also, there are some garment making techniques such as embroidery are not able to be done by robots. The values of these techniques are the hand-made process of the garments. The demand of workers with specific techniques will remain constant in the future.
A world of robots working in factories, markets, schools, companies, and limited amount of work space for humans that’s what is going on. The things we saw in movies and what we were dreaming is all becoming reality. Recently, technology has been improving in a very rapid pace. Technology, such as smart phones, tablets, and television, made our lives easier and more convenient. Now people can click a button and deliver food or items they want anywhere.
“Industrialists touted automation as a way to improve working conditions and workers’ standard of living” (130). As seen from this quote, automation shaped the way we view labor. Not only did it provide a better alternative instead of using many people, but the use of machines reduced the number of accidents that may have occurred otherwise. Clearly, industrialists needed to look to “how to get the most out of machines rather than how to get the most out of people” (131). This was reduced because many of the more dangerous machines used in factory jobs were replaced with more modern and safer machinery.
Many jobs have become easier by being replaced by robots. Robot are not just the idea of talking mechanical parts as we see in futuristic movies. There are a variety of different types of robotic machines, great majority of them appear in factories and in science technology work fields. Robots in factories help replace a dangerous parts of a job. However, there have been different perspective with robots replacing jobs.