IMPACT OF ROBOTICS TECHNOLOGY ON SOCIETY - Engineering ...
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<strong>IMPACT</strong> <strong>OF</strong> <strong>ROBOTICS</strong><br />
<strong>TECHNOLOGY</strong> <strong>ON</strong> <strong>SOCIETY</strong><br />
Dr. Sabri Tosunoglu<br />
Department of Mechanical <strong>Engineering</strong><br />
Florida International University<br />
Miami, Florida
Overview<br />
• Review of robotics<br />
• Advantages of the robotics<br />
technology<br />
• Adverse effects<br />
• Future developments
Robotics Development Stages<br />
• Initial concepts dates to Da Vinci era<br />
• Industrial robots in assembly and<br />
manufacturing<br />
• Robotic platforms<br />
• Development of humanoid robots<br />
• Diversification of applications<br />
• Expansion of the area defined as robotics
Advantages<br />
• Difficult and boring tasks are tackled more easily<br />
• Repetitive tasks at assembly lines<br />
• Robots can work in hazardous environments<br />
• Nuclear reactors<br />
• Battlefields<br />
• Space<br />
• Volcanos<br />
• Robots can achieve precision levels humans cannot<br />
even get close<br />
• Assembly of electronic circuitry<br />
• Car painting, assembly
Advantages<br />
• Other possible advantages<br />
• Class discussion
Disadvantages<br />
• Net job loss likely as some robots replace<br />
unskilled labor<br />
• However, robot companies offer new job<br />
opportunities to people<br />
• Increased productivity improve volume of trade,<br />
standards of products, and overall make a positive<br />
contribution to economy<br />
• Taken over by robots<br />
• Not likely anytime soon
Disadvantages<br />
• Other possible<br />
disadvantages<br />
• Class discussion
Future Developments<br />
• Do you expect a robot take over of humankind<br />
• Describe likely scenarios<br />
• Expected developments<br />
• Component technology<br />
• Better, smaller and cheaper actuators, materials, sensors,<br />
computer power will impact robots significantly<br />
• Improvement in AI will make robots smarter<br />
• Expansion in humanoid system development and<br />
diversification of needs will accelerate progress
Future Developments<br />
• Discuss possible other future developments
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