Although I could not find a precise
meaning , in simple terms , I suppose Robotation could mean “ Robotic Automation “ or
Robot based Automation
Automation itself goes back hundreds of years . Even Grandma’s
table clock was an early example of simple automation
But , even after watching you get up at 6 am every morning for 10
days, it would not wake you up at 6 am on the 11th day , on its own
!
Or remind you about a hundred other things you do every day,
without being asked !
Today’s smart watches do such “ mundane “ things automatically !
Hardly a day passes without some scientist claiming to have come up
with a method to enable our mere thoughts to control a toy / a vacuum cleaner /
a drone / a smart phone etc !
Times of India ( 28 March 2017 ) carries following news
about the latest “ Invasion “ of robots :
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“ A brick-laying robot that can lay 3,000 bricks in a day – against some 500 bricks
that a skilled mason can lay
This devices have started replacing humans on some sites in US and
about to invade UK
From the computer aided design ( CAD ) of
a house structure, the Hadrian
X robotic brick layer will be able to handle the automatic loading,
cutting, routing and placement of all bricks to build a complete structure
Some of Britain’s biggest construction
firms have warned that this automation of the industry is likely to result in mass layoffs !
Considering that a human bricklayer in UK / USA , earns $ 50 per hour ( approx. Rs
3,500 ), this was expected !
Delivery of the first commercial prototype of Hadrian X is due
later this year “
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That is about the time L&T will start the redevelopment of 100 +
BDD Chawls in Mumbai
Now , if L&T imports this Robotic Bricklayer for re-constructing BDD chawls
, it could be for the reason that it could not import even superior technology called
3 D Printing of Multi-Storied
buildings , either from WinSun ( China ) or from Apis
Cor ( Russia ) !
WHY ARE
COMPANIES AROUND THE
WORLD RUSHING IN TO REPLACE
HUMAN WORKERS WITH ROBOTS ?
REASON # 1 :
·
Wages are rising at a rate far greater than the rise in worker
productivity
{ http://latterstolntemployee.blogspot.in/2013/07/scala-mobile-escalator.html
}
Let HR manager
of any company in the organized sector , plot a graph ( such as
shown in above
link ) , for the past 5 years , for his company !
REASON # 2 :
·
As compared to human workers , Robots are far
less “ Demanding “ and far more accommodating ( versatile ) !
Read : Second Industrial Revolution ? (
21 Sept 2015 )
{ https://myblogepage.blogspot.com/2015/09/second-industrial-revolution.html
}
REASON # 3 :
·
At a very fast pace , Artificial Intelligence , embedded into Robots , is overtaking
the Human Intelligence , through a process of “ Internal Self Learning “
Read : Between DeepMind and Deep Sea ? ( 15
Feb 2017 )
IS AUTOMATION
INESCAPABLE ?
·
Yes !
Automationis Inescapable ( 30 Nov 2016 )
All that we can – and MUST
– do , is to mitigate its ill-effects by implementing,
Parekh’s 3 Laws of E-Commerce Economy ( 12
Aug 2016 )
WILL
ROBOTS
ENSLAVE HUMANS ? EVEN DESTROY
THE MANKIND ?
·
This scenario is very much within the realm of possibility
But it is possible to prevent this , by implementing ,
Thou Shall Not Kill ( 14 April
2016 )
Fast Forward to Future ( 3F ) [ 20
Oct 2016 ]
31 March 2017
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