How have robots changed our lives?

Answer 1

Robots have changed our lives because they do some things we need to do which is our tasks and it makes life easier. They start or finsh a job we have not completed. They change our life because now we mqay sit back and relax. They help us when we need them.

Another PerspectiveModern robotics has not advanced much beyond the ability to program a machine to perform routine and repetitive tasks. Unlike the fantasy world of Children's Books and Hollywood movie productions where robots are sentient entities, in this real world, robots are machines that perform their basic tasks based on what they have been specifically programmed to do.

We are not yet capable of creating an Artificial Intelligence (AI) computer program that can accommodate the requirements of working in society. Instead, modern robots perform basic manufacturing tasks or other basic tasks for which they have been SPECIFICALLY programmed.

Example: bomb detonation robots that are used to retrieve and detonate suspected explosive devices are little more than remote controlled vehicles with TV camera(s), sensors and manipulators that can pick up a package. An operator controls the vehicle remotely to retrieve the suspicious package and if possible, place it in a bomb-proof container where it is then detonated.

The advantage: people are not placed in unnecessary danger as the robot disposes of the bomb.

Another example: Welding and painting robots in the auto manufacturing industry are able to quickly and efficiently paint vehicle bodies as they pass through the paint chamber or welding facility. The robotic device assure that the process is performed accurately and quickly, saving time and producing a higher quality product.

A good argument could be made for describing the "cruise control" on an automobile as a robotic device.

Simply stated, robots are devices that are able to perform basic tasks with no or minimal human presence. The bomb control robot is controlled by a human who is SAFELY operating the device quite a distance from the danger. The welding and painting robots are supervised by an operator in a computer control room. And the cruise control of a vehicle allows the vehicle operator to remove his/her foot from the accelerator pedal.

The romanticized version of robotics that is portrayed in movies and children's books, does a disservice to human intelligence and sanity.