Advantages Of Robots:
- Robots are much cheaper than humans.
- Robots never get tired like humans. It can work 24×7. Hence absenteeism in the workplace can be reduced.
- Robots are more precise and error-free in performing the task.
- Stronger and faster than humans.
- Robots can work in extreme environmental conditions: extreme bot or cold, space or underwater in dangerous situations like bomb detection and bomb deactivation.
- In warfare, robots can save human lives.
- Robots are significantly used in handling materials in chemical industries, especially in nuclear plants which can lead to health hazards in humans.
Disadvantages Of Robots :
- Robots have no sense of emotions or conscience.
- The lack of empathy hence creates an emotionless workplace.
- If ultimately robots would do all the work, and the humans will just sit and monitor them, health hazards will increase rapidly.
- Unemployment problem will increase.
- Robots can perform defined tasks and cannot handle unexpected situations.
- The robots are well programmed to do a job and if a small thing goes wrong it ends up in a big loss to the company.
- If a robot malfunctions, it takes time to identify the problem, rectify it, and even reprogram if necessary. This process requires sign cant time.
- Till the robot reaches the level of human intelligence, the humans in workplace will exit.