Personally I believe that the growing industry of robotics
is fascinating. With the growing interest around the country for this topic, I
am certain that within the next twenty years we will have robots capable of
accomplishing tasks that were originally too complex for a robot to take
control of all on their own. For instance, the idea and development of the
driverless car. A fantastic idea that could potentially, if developed and
tested extensively, change the lives of every citizen within the country. This
possibly could reduce the amount of car accidents caused every year from human
error, such as, drunk driving, texting while driving, driving with a lack of
sleep, road rage, lack of experience with car complications on the road, and
multiple other possible areas of human error. Allowing for safer forms of
transportation, and extra time to complete any other tasks before heading off
to your destination while the car follows the predetermined route you
instructed it to follow. If I could have the opportunity to obtain a driverless
car, I would certainly take it. I personally, have a fear of driving around semi-trucks
and in the middle lane of any highway or interstate that has more than three
lanes. To avoid that level of fear would make the daily routines of my life
involving travel to be more enjoyable and relaxing. I also believe that robots
within twenty years will be knowledgeable, adaptive, responsive, self-aware,
and interpretative enough to tutor or even teach people who need extra
assistance. Robots may also be able to complete simple house hold chores, like
cleaning the dishes, mopping, sweeping, vacuuming, trash removal, lawn care, moving
furniture, taking care of pets, and much more. While a robot maid would be very
beneficial to the majority of households across the country, there is one drawback
that comes to mind. If a robot is doing all of the chores In the house, how
will the younger kids experience what their parents are going to be blabbing about
when the child says they want weekly allowance money. I however don’t believe
that we as a society will have robots that will be capable of taking the places
of soldiers on the battle field quite yet. I feel like that level of robotics
is far ahead of our time even with the very promising and unique innovations
that are being made today. I do believe that while these robots may not be
fighting wars and saving mankind, I do see them making our daily lives easier,
more productive, and simpler.
