With advancements in machine learning, artificial intelligence, motion generation and control, a robot can assistant human being in executing various tasks including decision making.
With such sophisticated robots carrying out all activities, what will happen to human being ? Will human biological cycle undergo change ? How human will burn calories without physical work ?
This is a good question with many possible answers.
There is an old adage that applies here: Every time you acquire something new, you also acquire a new set of problems.
In terms of domestic robots entering the home, for example, the argument in favour of acquiring such robots is the following one: in an era where consumers seek relief from day-to-day chores that eat into scarce leisure time, domestic robots are desirable. This is argument in
J.E. Young, R. Hawkins, E.Sharlin, T. Igarashi, Toward acceptable demestic robots: Applying insights from social psychology, J. of Social Robotics:
http://www.jst.go.jp/erato/igarashi/publications/001/SORO-1.pdf
So instead of interacting with a cleaner, for example, one is faced with interacting with a humanoid.
----- Better Than Human ----
--- Machines will consolidate their gains in already-automated industries. After robots finish replacing assembly line workers, they will replace the workers in warehouses.
--- Speedy bots able to lift 150 pounds all day long will retrieve boxes, sort them, and load them onto trucks.
--- Fruit and vegetable picking will continue to be robotized until no humans pick outside of specialty farms.
--- Pharmacies will feature a single pill-dispensing robot in the back while the pharmacists focus on patient consulting.
--- Next, the more dexterous chores of cleaning in offices and schools will be taken over by late-night robots, starting with easy-to-do floors and windows and eventually getting to toilets.
--- The highway legs of long-haul trucking routes will be driven by robots embedded in truck cabs.
--- May be many more ....
http://www.wired.com/brandlab/2012/12/ff-robots-will-take-our-jobs/
Dear @AR Reddy, robots can help humans a lot.
" Most robots today are used to do repetitive actions or jobs considered too dangerous for humans. A robot is ideal for going into a building that has a possible bomb. Robots are also used in factories to build things like cars, candy bars, and electronics. Robots are now used in medicine, for military tactics, for finding objects underwater and to explore other planets. Robotic technology has helped people who have lost arms or legs. Robots are a great tool to help mankind..."
http://idahoptv.org/sciencetrek/topics/robots/facts.cfm
Robots are non toxic creations of technology which help humans to be effective in areas that are problematic, in safety, capacity and precision. They are in most cases non climatic and they can be anywhere and non temporal, any time, as they are consuming programs and non organic energy with non biological body.
As we humans do things consciously, the existence of robots will not deter us from doing what is essential for our health and lives and the existence of robots will not make any body parts of ours vestigial, therefore I only see the benefits of such machines.
Different applications of nano-robotics in medicine are given. Nano-Robotics in Medical Applications: Robotics in Medical Applications: From Science Fiction to Reality From Science Fiction to Reality...
For many kinds of collaboration, it is counterproductive to obscure the robot’s internal workings by prompting users to view the robot through a misleading human metaphor. Instead, the robot interface should clearly communicate its capabilities and limitations.
http://faculty.washington.edu/pkahn/articles/495_kahn.pdf
Some Disadvantages of robots:
1) People can lose jobs in factories
2) It needs a supply of power continuously
3) It needs regular maintenance to keep it running
4) It costs money to make or buy a robot
5) Fear of failure
Etc. ...
Dear @Roland has a fine thread about robotics and nanotechnology in medicine with many good responses!
https://www.researchgate.net/post/What_is_the_future_of_robotics_and_nanotecnology_in_medicine#view=55c999fc60614b4ac38b458a
Another fine example : The exoskeleton-powered droid that can punch through walls!
"The person-powered droid is being built by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to save lives in disaster zones.
The Hermes robot is controlled by the person wearing the exoskeleton. The bot not only mimics the full body movements of its human controller, but also shares some of that individual's agility and adaptability..."
http://www.techrepublic.com/pictures/merging-man-and-machine-the-exoskeleton-powered-droid-that-can-punch-through-walls/?tag=nl.e101&s_cid=e101&ttag=e101&ftag=TRE684d531
If you look at the field of robotics today, you can say robots have been in the deepest oceans, they've been to Mars, you know? They've been all these places, but they're just now starting to come into your living room. Your living room is the final frontier for robots.
--- Cynthia Breazeal
Space mining: Robots in the final frontier!
"Mining in space is challenging but realistic … and if we ever want to get serious about human exploration and colonization of the solar system, there’s no alternative to gathering local resources for fuel, water and construction materials. In this respect, space mining may be the ultimate high-risk, high-reward robotic initiative..."
http://robohub.org/space-mining-robots-in-the-final-frontier/
Artificial intelligence is a very real threat - and robots could wipe out humanity by ACCIDENT, claims expert
-- Dr Stuart Armstrong says robots will become part of our daily lives, but will become smarter than us and make humans redundant at work
-- They will then take over to control economies and healthcare, he predicts
-- Machines could deliberately wipe out the human race or do so by accidenly misinterpreting an instruction, because our language is so subtle
-- Dr Armstrong has called for AI safeguards, a move which has previously been welcomed by Stephen Hawking, Elon Musk and others
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3143275/Artificial-intelligence-real-threat-robots-wipe-humanity-ACCIDENT-claims-expert.html
Threat from Artificial Intelligence not just Hollywood fantasy!
"...Dr Stuart Armstrong warns humanity runs the risk of creating super intelligent computers that eventually destroy us all...
"Humans steer the future not because we're the strongest or the fastest, but because we're the smartest. When machines become smarter than humans, we'll be handing them the steering wheel," Armstrong said.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/science-news/11703662/Threat-from-Artificial-Intelligence-not-just-Hollywood-fantasy.html#disqus_thread
http://www.networkworld.com/article/2952723/lan-wan/robots-will-take-over-expert-says.html
Dear @AR Reddy, here is fine example for your question.
"Wearable robotics is strongly oriented to humans. New applications for wearable robots are encouraged by the lightness and portability of new devices and the progress in human-robot cooperation strategies..."
Conference Paper Design Guidelines for a Wearable Robotic Extra–Finger
Robots in Japan now have emotions
Amid a growing debate over humanity’s place in the world alongside artificial intelligence, a Japanese telecom company has released a robot that it says has emotions. But rather than run in fear from it, we’ve welcomed it into our homes: Pepper, the “emotional robot,” sold out within a minute of going on sale.
Created by Aldebaran Robotics and Japanese mobile giant SoftBank, Pepper went on sale to the general public in Japan June 20. It is “the first humanoid robot designed to live with humans,” Aldebaran says on its website.
http://qz.com/433877/robots-in-japan-now-have-emotions/
- In disaster zones, whether it natural or man-made disaster.
- In military applications to detect the presence of militants.
- In Rescue operations where human reach is not possible.
- In Medical applications to detect motion.
- In Warfield affected areas, to detect the presence of bomb.
Geetha Bharathi.V.S, S.Sudha,( 2015) Alive Human Detection in Disaster Zones using Manually Controlled Robots, International Journal of Innovative Research in Computer and Communication Engineering , Vol. 3, Special Issue 2, March 2015
10 Things We Couldn’t Do Without Robots!
"Here are 10 things we couldn’t do without robots:
- Military Services
- Car Production
- Space Exploration
- Remote and Minimally-Invasive Surgery
- Underwater Exploration
- Duct Cleaning
- Fight Crime
- Fix Oil Spills
- Investigating Hazardous Environments
- Commercialized Agriculture."
http://www.webdesignschoolsguide.com/library/10-things-we-couldnt-do-without-robots.html
Dear @AR Reddy, Smart, collaborative robots that work side-by-side with people!
"... a new type of robot has emerged that’s smaller and relatively safer with regard to working with humans. Called collaborative robots, these new machines meet the requirements of ISO 10218 and support one or more of the following types of collaborative operations:
- Safety-Rated Monitored Stop.
- Hand Guiding.
- Speed and Separation Monitoring.
- Power and Force Limiting...."
Rethinking robotics--> Rethinking Safety!
http://leadwise.mediadroit.com/files/39839whitepaper.pdf
Intelligent Robots Will Overtake Humans by 2100, Experts Say
The idea of superintelligent machines may sound like the plot of "The Terminator" or "The Matrix," but many experts say the idea isn't far-fetched.
Some futurists think the singularity — the point at which artificial intelligence can match, and then overtake, human smarts — might happen in just 16 years, while others say by 2100. Either way, it's near.
http://www.livescience.com/29379-intelligent-robots-will-overtake-humans.html
Yes, Dear Ljubomir Jacić,
Robots will never overtake humans! But many Scientists think otherwise.
By 2040, more machines will commit crimes than humans!
As far as robots go, experts believe that the more sophisticated and ubiquitous they become, the more dangerous they could be. Tracey Follows, chief strategy and innovation officer at The Future Laboratory, has forecasted that by 2040, more crime will be committed by machines than humans...
“But once robots can be hacked to become suicide-bombing machines, lone-robot attacks could become rife too.”
https://pacetoday.com.au/2040-machines-will-commit-crime-humans/
A robot can not help a human to do everything, but it can have a pivotal role in facilitating many tasks for man.
Cobots ( Collaborative robots) excel because they can function in areas of work previously occupied only by their human counterparts. They are designed with inherent safety features like force feedback and collision detection, making them safe to work right next to human operators...
Some fine applications are:
- Pick and Place
- Machine Tending
- Packaging and Palletizing
- Process Tasks
- Finishing Tasks
- Quality Inspection
Fine artcle follows.
https://www.machinedesign.com/motion-control/7-common-applications-cobots
Dear Tarek Khalifa , you MUST bring the original resource, in order to avoid plagiarism! I do bring it now.
http://idahoptv.org/sciencetrek/topics/robots/facts.cfm
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