The Reality of Robotics

The reality of robotics

What exactly will robots be able to do in the future? There are lots of different rumours floating around that robots will replace us and take jobs and that ultimately humans won’t be needed. This is possible, but not entirely true. Experts think that once robotics and A.I reach a certain level they will work where it’s incredibly dangerous for humans to work for example in nuclear power, up in space, deep in mines or at the bottom of oceans. Also it would be very beneficial if robots could eventually handle the job of sorting out the planet, as humans are currently destroying it. So actually robots could end up being a huge environmental help.

In the future

First of all, in the future it is predicted that even without robots, we could create a system that is able to generate lots of energy from low cost, renewable energy. Robots would be a great way to maintain these systems and fix them if it’s needed.

Also waterproof droids could use sensors to detect any unwanted plastic or anything else in oceans and get rid of it, this could help plastic pollution.

Overall the future in robots shows a lot of hope and they could definitely solve a lot of current problems and maintain or fix a lot of upcoming things. This is because they are always active and can be programmed to fix any available problem; also they could definitely become more mobile than us so it will be easier for them to get to the problem first.

Investments into robotics

 Driverless cars are already making the headlines, for example just yesterday the fastest road car was created, and it was driverless. Over £239m has been in driverless car projects all over the UK in the hope that one day soon they will be full proof and efficient.

By 2050 we are estimated to need 60% more food than we do now so the government has invested £90m to transform food production, this includes ideas to get robots harvesting crops much faster than humans ever could. Experiments have been done and have revealed that robots can pick strawberries twice as fast as humans; also an entire barley crop has been planted, tented and harvested by robots.                               

Final word                                                                        

All of this sounds very exciting but there is one question that still stands: will robots take our jobs? So in the future, while we’ll see some jobs replaced entirely by machines, most will be augmented by them to make our jobs safer, more flexible and more interesting. This is good news for everyone – the increased productivity of a workforce where human and machine skills are combined will help grow economies, and opportunities, worldwide.

By Sam Yr8