The purpose of the paper is to explore the crucial aspects of present robotics as grounds for their future development. The essay considers different types of robots and their application, main components and figures, advantages and disadvantages of robotics, the role in popular media and, of course, their potential.
Undoubtedly, robotics is a natural logical extension of technology as a phenomenon. The intention to automate all work gradually replaces a human from many areas of its activity, providing in return new opportunities for exerting efforts, namely watching movies, scuba diving, computer games, etc. The part of a general labor expended by mankind for the manufacture of the means of production, but not the end product of consumption, gradually increases from 0%, obviously aiming to 100%. The efforts of the majority of the best modern robots have already been aimed at the production of other equipment like machine tools, automobiles, computers, etc.
Appeared in the belles-lettres (Rogers & Lewis 6), robots became popular and progressive within a short period of time. Robotics of the industry is in all countries. For example, UPS, the US largest carrier, began experimenting with its own fleet of drones (Popper). The United States bought over 20,000 robots in 2012, South Korea piercingly improved its robots’ quantity in 2010-2013 and Germany has doubled the robot concentration compared to the USA (Hutton).
Unfortunately, robots are not able to completely replace the human. In particular, they don’t have the ability to intelligently respond to the unexpected change in the work conditions and environment. They are also not able to independently learn from their experience. However, they are able to decrease downtime, reduce capital costs, operate at somewhat higher temperatures, and even increase product quality and constant output. Therefore, the future is impossible without robotics.
References
Hutton, David. “North American robot shipments top 20,000 in 2012”. PRW. Web. 15 October 2013.
Popper, Ben. “UPS researching delivery drones that could compete with Amazon’s Prime Air”. The Verge. Web. 3 December 2013.
Rogers, J. Jill & Lewis, M. Anthony. “Robo Info: Fun Facts and Activities”. Baltimore; Iguana Robotics, Inc., 2004. Print.
