Are Robots Good Or Bad

Wouldn’t life be easier if we had someone to relieve us from complicated tasks? Over the years, we have begun to notice how technology has improved for human benefits. Inventions such as, televisions, cars, laptops, cell phones, and robots have made human lives less complicated. For instance, robots are beginning to become an important part of the healthcare industry because today there are robots that can lift patients up without difficulty while letting nurses do other tasks that require their assistance. While many people believe robots will take over many human jobs and decrease the economy, robots will assist caregivers rather than replace them because robots will make less mistakes than humans during surgeries, in emergency rooms, administering medications to

For example, scenarios like lifting up patients, making a fast diagnosis about a patient’s health; during surgeries, administrating, and prescribing medicine all have the possibility of making a mistake that can lead to a patient’s death. To case in point, in Martin Ford’s book “Rise of The Robots”, he mentions the case of Betsy Lehman who was diagnosed with breast cancer and received a toxic dose of chemotherapy called cyclophosphamide. Unfortunately, the person who prescribed the medicine made a numerical error and gave more than the necessary. Because of this mistake the care provider committed, Lehman passed away on November 3, 1994. In addition, a report from the U.S. Institute of Medicine estimated that, “at least 1.5 million Americans are harmed by medication errors” (149). This insists that everyone should be aware of this problem, especially in the medical field because medical professionals can’t make a mistake causing any harm towards the patient’s life when they are supposed to seek the best for them. Furthermore, Ford emphasizes