Robots - To Be Or Not To Be?

Imagine a day in 2050!

"RoboTec", a well known Human Robot manufacturer company wins a battle over the governments.A battle win will make them to introduce RoboTec Version 2050 - A copy of human being, which looks like human, Talks like human, works like human and feels like Human too.

I don't waste my time and order a copy of mine.An exact copy of me, which will look like me, talk like me and even think like me.A true companion or twin brother!I am not dreaming hard.

But looking at trends in Robotics and Artificial intelligence, it seems that within few decades, most likely in 2050, We will have humanoid robots, which will be so human like in their appearance and functionality, in their personality and in their expression of emotions.And this will make copy of Human available in form of robots in the market!

If this happens , are you prepared for it? It has roused lot of questions in my mind at this time.

The Biggest question is that as Human cloning is banned from all governments worldwide, as it is incompatible with human dignity and the protection of human life. How the robots which resemble to human so much, will find their place on this earth, then? But supportive view is that Robots are not a live being. They are machines. Just like we have been using them in industry,space, mines and hospitals,to do things more accurately and make human life risk free.Just like those will be machines which we will be using in our day to day life.

Next big question and fear, that we have is , will Robots replace human beings in all work places. Naturally, if you are getting a robot like intelligent thing to do your work and obey as you say,People will prefer employing robots instead of humans all the places.This will create all sort of problems and fear of this kind is a main hurdle in progress of Humanoid robots. Then what is Remedy for this problem?

This is the place, where we need to introduce all kind of rules and regulations for Robots and Humans. Some of them can be.

1. Every human being will possess one human robot.Not more than one robot.

2. All the organizations, Industries, offices will not replace human beings completely with robots.Maximum 30% jobs in any organization can be held by robots.

3. Humans cannot use their copy of robots to replace completely themselves at workplace, offices. Otherwise Mr. A and Copy of Mr. A, both will work and earn money.Robots can be used as aid to human being only.Otherwise people will also use there copies to do all there work and they will just chill, relax and spend all day in leisure activities only. Which will lead growth of world in terms of research, economy etc in a big danger.

We need to sort all kinds of problem like this and based upon that robots should be promoted which will keep identity of Human being alive on this planet earth.

Next Big question is - If Beautiful robot ladies or robot guys are available which will obey as we say, Why on this earth one will search for Human life partners? And specially if we have Robot like partner, who will know us, talk with us,ready for all to time take care of us and can company us till we die and even we can have sex with them.

People will be in love with this robots so much that soon the movements to have human - robot relationship as valid in society will be active all over the world and demand will be growing.This will be again main concern or focus of 2050.Whether to accept or not accept it is a debatable question but one thing is sure that if we accept it then existence of Human being on this planet earth will be in danger.

Next question is that how people will get adjusted themselves to robots?You will find robots - machines everywhere and they will be outnumbered.

Can they take over the world and Eradicate human from earth? This all depends upon programmers.How efficiently and effectively they code robots, will be deciding factor.

Again as interaction between human and robots grows, we will much more comfortable with them and will be matured enough to deal with them.

This will be beginning of new era and will be called something like Robotic age!

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Robots - Making Difference

If someone says robot - as man made Humans, Then it will not be taken as a joke!

Currently they can do everything, than we human can do.

They can sense envoirnment and manipulate or interact with things in it.

They can make choices based upon enviornment
They can move, rotate and Translate too and can make dexterous coordinated movements
The only difference is that they do not have human feelings(Which is infact better for human being)

Having said all this, if I said they are soon going to replace humans in home, factories, agriculture, building & construction, undersea, space, mining, hospitals and streets for repair, construction, maintenance, security, entertainment, companionship, care and everywhere, Then again i will make my point - I am Not Joking!

Since Robby the Robot first appeared on screen in 1956’s Forbidden Planet, science fiction in every media has pushed the limits of our imagination regarding machines of the future and their abilities to perform human tasks.From Star Wars to The Terminator our glimpse at the potential for tomorrow has amazed and sometimes stunned us.
Robots are going to change the way we live.But this will raise many philosophical, social, and political questions that will have to be answered. And hence i take a step to run my wild imagination and take a look into future and the robotics impact on us.

Assuming that Humanoid Robots is still a distinct possibility,But we can take it, that by 2020, robots are going to be everywhere, including your home to Offices!

Take a Eagle's Eye Look into how it's going to impact us.

Personal Impact :

At Home:

Use of Peronsal Robots is going to revolutionalize 21st century. Just like, we have seen that Personal Computers (What we call as PC, changed the face of 20th Century totally and have revolutionalized everything ), Just like that Personal Robots ( We can call it as PR), will become increasingly famous in 21st century and will have big impact.By 2020, every home will have a personal robot, it will prove to be trustworthy companion. It's endurace, Accuaracy at work and wide variety of skills, will make human being more dependent on them than any other human being.Personal Robots will touch every part of our personal life and take burden off from lot of things , than human being have to perform. For example, They will take care of maintaining house (including cooking, cleaning, washing etc. No need of Maid), looking for saftey and comfort of house and family etc.So a robot could make a tremendous difference in someone’s everyday life.

As robot's will take most of the burden off, people will have enough time, which they will spend meeting each other and spending and enjoying with each other. They will even have time for blogging, chatting and surfing through internet. Definitely personal life is going to be better with Robots.

By this time, we will even develope a robot, which can communicate, interact and chat with human being and in true sense they will become a friend. People will start using phrses like " A robot in need, is the friend Indeed".

At Workplace:

Robots have been used in manufacturing and food processing. Robots are also at work in the military, homeland security , space exploration , medical and surgery arenas.

A. Jobs which require speed, accuracy, reliability or endurance can be performed far better by a robot than a human. Hence many jobs in factories which were traditionally performed by people, and require speed, accuracy, reliability and endurance, have been robotized.

B.There are many jobs which a human could perform better than a robot but for one reason or another the human either does not want to do it or cannot be present to do the job. The job may be too boring to bother with, for example domestic cleaning; or be too dangerous, for example exploring inside a volcano. These jobs are known as the "dull, dirty, and dangerous" jobs. Other jobs are physically inaccessible. For example, exploring another planet,cleaning the inside of a long pipe or performing laparoscopic surgery.Robots can take these jobs easily.

Thus at workplace also, we will find it true friend as it will take burden off from human shoulders of doing troublesome and unwanted jobs.

Social Impact:

"Robot will take Human Jobs" - and it will lead to unemployment. This has been remained the greatest worry of all sociologist uptill now.But it depends upon us, to keep robot's use upto certain limt. Rules can be made so that Human jobs are not taken by robots and their use will be made to take burden off from human shoulders and for help only.

Use of Robots at risky workplace (Like militry, mines) will minimize risk to human life.

Since Robots will be working as aid, we can keep important orgainizatios open by 24 X 7. We can have Banks, Hospitals, Hotels and Transportation facility available by 24 X 7, and mostly dependent on Robots.This will make a dramatic change in our social life.

Economical Impact :

Use of Robot's in industries and organization will lead to more accuracy at work. Their endurance and intelligience at work, will lead to more efficiency and finally profitability of organization.

For any industry, organization, there will be no lack of skilled workers, as Robots will be available easily.

So where are we now ?

According to Microsoft chairman Bill Gates, the robot industry is “developing in much the same way that the computer business did 30 years ago.” Just as that industry has overcome many obstacles to become utterly central to our lives so, says Mr. Gates, robot-makers are meeting the challenges of building truly useful androids. South Korea, meanwhile, plans to have a robot for every home in only 12 years’ time. The robot revolution, it seems, has begun in earnest.

But hope - We have not to wait for too long for new generations of Personal robots. A robot, for which fulfilling the dreams of bosses everywhere is a mission. A robot, which will be never late, will not gossip or complain of sickness, and somewhat unnervingly will never stop smirking. And whose idea of a tea break is to find the nearest power socket and recharge itself when its battery runs low!

Watch this space - for more on Robotics - Making Difference

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