Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Science and Technology -
Robotics
- Areas of Employment
- Where are Robots
used?
- kitchens
- security (e.g. surveillance cameras)
- producing cars
- space exploring
- laboratory
- packaging
- agriculture
- school
- medicine
- weaponry
- Advantages
- Cost
- Robots are cheaper than their human
counterparts and their costs are still decreasing
- Abilities
- Robotic abilities are growing
- Productivity
- Robots don't tire and can work very long
hours without service or maintenance;
they're more productive than people
- Precision
- Robots can be much more precise than humans
- Strength
- Robots are stronger than humans
- Speed
- robots work faster
- Dangerous and
Unwanted Work
- robots can do jobs people
are unwilling to do
- Disadvantages
- Jobs
- People often loose their jobs because they're substituted through
robots (e.g. in car industry). Robots have eradicated a wide range of
middle class jobs
- Limited
Functionality
- Robots are very good at doing perfectly defined jobs,
but they cannot react spontaneously and don't think.
- Lack of Emotions
or Conscience
- Robots cannot show any emotions; this limits
how robots can help and interact with people
- Dangerous
- Wether robots are malfunctioning or designed for
warfare, robots can be very hazardous to people.
- Artificial Intelligence
- Artificial intelligence (AI) is the intelligence exhibited by
machines or software. It is also the name of the academic
field of study which studies how to create computers and
computer software that are capable of intelligent behavior.