Robotics: Global Significance and Scientific Aspects Report

This report delves into the global significance of robotics, examining its multifaceted impact on society and various industries. It explores the core aspects of robotics, including its engineering foundations, integration with artificial intelligence, and the development of mechanical robots. The report highlights the social and scientific aspects, the role of technology in human advancement, and the rise of automation. It discusses the increasing use of robots in industrial settings, the challenges of job displacement, and the importance of structured evaluation to understand the benefits of robotics. Furthermore, the report touches on the significance of scientific standards in the field, the categorization of robots based on their operational environments (stationary vs. mobile), and the potential for robots to take on roles previously done by humans, ultimately increasing growth and productivity in the economy. The report references several academic sources to support its claims.

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Introduction
Robotics is the engineering branch involving the design, conception, Operation and
manufacturing of the robots. This area is merging with computer science, electronics, artificial
intelligence, nanotechnology, bioengineering and mechatronics. Robotics is the interdisciplinary
engineering and science industry dedicated to the construction, design and utilization of
mechanical robots. Robotics is the combination of science, technology, and engineering which
creates the machines, called robots, which replace the human behavior. Robots have always been
intrigued with pop culture.
Social Aspect of Robotics
Technology is very important in human life, development and growth. From the very first
stone axes to today's artificial intelligence-driven machines, when technology advanced over
years, so we human beings have. Machines, which were previously working alongside people, or
for the humans, have changed a lot with the technological developments and have started
working independently. Therefore, the way the human beings are working and doing life today
and tomorrow is completely changing. Artificial Intelligence is powered by technology that has
started changing institutions around nations: policy, business, organizations and academics
(Rich, Wood and Majidi 2018, p. 115). The main question, though, this is whether the humans
are prepared and ready for the basic transformation that artificial intelligence has brought about,
and whether the basic transformation makes social sense.
Essential role is played by technology in human progress, advancement and work.
With technology’s advances, the machines which were working increasingly with human, have

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come long way as well as started working on own. Artificial Intelligence is the driven
automation which begun in transforming entities over nations: its industries, organizations and
government. For understanding if robots, robotics and artificial intelligence bring several
positive benefits needs structured evaluation. Robots are one of technological progress’s latest
stages. No reason is there to believe that such pace for robotization would begin for slowing any
time. On contrary, as robots’ cost continues in falling while the capabilities rise up, with robot
density within maximum industries is quite low still. Robots’ productivity impact is comparable
to steam engines’ contribution (Whitesides 2018, p.4262). Robotics technology is progressing
exponentially, as the rapid technological advancements converge in software, computing,
artificial intelligence, machine learning and energy storage. This will lead to the development of
new jobs in the sectors that are still in operation. But there will be significant challenges to
the existing business structures in many markets and the loss of millions of current jobs.
Scientific Aspects of Robotics
All the robots are constructed of some kind of mechanical and engineering structure. A
robot's technical nature lets this complete the tasks within the world it is built for. With an
emphasis in software and hardware applications, Science Robotics has been introduced to
address the most significant developments in the creation and operation of robotics. There are
many fascinating problems in developing computers that communicate intelligently with both
people and their world and the range of methods and experiences from electronics, computer
science, physics, physiology, biomechanics and other domains are available for helping
to overcome them. One common approach to developing assessment methods in the research in
robotics is organizing competitions, where the performance of robot can be compared
specifically against the benchmarks and in the controlled environments (Taylor et al. 2016,

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p.1662). Competitions in the market is very important for decades not only in providing useful
metrics, but also to find new ways, building community, providing opportunities for
the scientists for acquiring new skills and particularly for the young scientists to show off their
talents. For robotics for evolving as the scientific discipline, the reporting standards which focus
on the replicability and reproducibility should be adopted.
Robots may be categorized based on the environment they are operating in. The most
popular difference is between robots which are stationary as well as mobile. These two varieties
of robots have quite different operating environments and thus necessitate very different
capabilities. Fixed robots are almost always automotive robotic manipulators that operate in
well-defined robotic-adapted environments (Taylor et al. 2018, p.6). Industrial robots conduct
routine specific tasks including painting or soldering pieces in automobile manufacturing plants.
Robotic manipulators are increasingly being used in the less controlled environments, with the
advent of devices and sensors for human-robot communication. Quantity of robots used by the
businesses for boosting productivity increased rapidly in last few years.
Conclusion
There is no definite distinction between the activities done by human mobile robots and
fixed robots that communicate with the mobile robots and industrial robots may be forced to
travel on tracks, but treating the two types as essentially different is easy. Far-reaching effects
would change the robot's capacities and their ability to take on the roles previously done by
humans. Raising the robots will increase growth and productivity in the economy.

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