Robots lending a helping hand
Robots out of control
Robots
A Service Innovation
The rise of robotics represents a major transformative service innovation, automating tasks and processes to deliver enhanced efficiency, productivity, safety, and human capability. However, it also poses risks that society must work to manage responsibly.
Opportunities:
- Robotics as a Service: Dramatically improve productivity and reduce costs across manufacturing and other industries.
- Enhanced Safety: Automating dangerous, repetitive, and difficult tasks improves working conditions and safety.
- Creative Focus: Freeing up human time and labor allows people to focus on more creative, fulfilling work.
- Extreme Environments: Robots can work in extreme environments like space, deep sea, and contaminated areas unsafe for humans.
- Intelligent Services: Intelligent robotics services create new possibilities for customized healthcare, education, home assistance, and more.
Challenges:
- Job Displacement: Automation of jobs through robotics risks displacing many traditional roles and disrupting labor markets.
- Risk Management: Effective oversight is required to address risks like malfunction, hacking, and unauthorized control.
- Psychological Impact: The psychological impacts of replacing human roles merit thoughtful consideration.
- Policy Considerations: Policies are needed to smooth workforce transitions, implement cybersecurity measures, and ensure inclusion so benefits are shared by all, rather than increasing inequality, bias, and exclusion.
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