Robots impact on both developed and developing nations
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Part 1: Source Evaluation [Explanation of why you have selected the sources for use.]
Complete the table below for FOUR sources you have found which are reliable and relevant for your essay. You should not use sources you were given in this section.
EVALUATION 1
Reference: Wolbring, G., & Ghai, A. (2017). Interrogating the impact of scientific and technological development on disabled children in India and beyond. |
How do you know this source is suitable for academic use? Refer to the currency, authority, purpose, reliability of evidence or data, objectivity, use of expected academic conventions.
The source is highly suitable for academic use in this topic because of the content that the authors use. The authors highlight the impacts that scientific and technological development has had on the disabled children in India and other nations. This shows how robots have been employed by the use of modern technology and science to ensure that the disabled children in India and other nations live a normal life just like the rest. The source is also of currency issues as it addresses the current development programs taking shape in the world. It addresses how robots through the use of science and technology have influenced the lives of the disabled children in the society. The aim of this paper is to identify the impacts of robots in human life and the source has a positive response on matter as it illustrates these issues in detail in relation to the disabled children.
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How is the source relevant to your title? What are the useful points / arguments made in the text?
The source is related to the topic of study as it addresses the impact that technology and science has had on the lives of the disabled children in India and beyond. For instance, through the use of science and technology there have been developments of robots that can be used to educate, enable movement and even social with other children despite the disability challenges that they face. Besides that, there is an issue of concern as the research shows that the use of robots is highly inclined towards the developed nations. This is because to acquire these services is usually expensive which makes it difficult for most of the developing nations to install. The source has highlighted the impacts that technology and science have had on the lives of the disabled in both developed and developing nations.
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EVALUATION 2
Reference: Mayer, J. (2018). Robots and Industrialization: What Policies for Inclusive Growth? G24 Working Paper, Washington DC. https://www. g24. org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Mayer_-_Robots_and_industrialization. Pdf |
How do you know this source is suitable for academic use? Refer to the currency, authority, purpose, reliability of evidence or data, objectivity, use of expected academic conventions.
The source is very useful in relation to the topic under discussion. The source addresses on the issue of robots in the field of industrialization. It also addresses current issues that are taking shape in the world, the use of resources available and technology to ensure that industrialization is improved so as to increase the rate of manufacturing and production processes. The source goes further to address on the policies that are required in both developed and developing worlds. As such, this is a very useful source when addressing matters related to industrialization by the use of robots. Besides that, the source also serves its purpose on the topic amicably. The topic of the paper is about the impact of robots in both developed and developing nations, while the source addresses on the impact that robots have had on the industry. This has involved the use of technology and scientific aspects to ensure that there is developed in the industry. As such, the source does not only serve its purpose in the paper but also meets the intended objective that it was meant to serve. |
How is the source relevant to your title? What are the useful points / arguments made in the text?
This source is highly relevant in relation to the robots impacts in both developed and developing nations. The source highlights various examples in which robots have shaped the industry, the roles that robot have played in the industry does leading in the increased production and raise in the economies of nations that have embraced the use of robotic technology. The best example in this case is Germany which has invested heavily in the robots that have resulted into an increase in the production and manufacturing process with less human power input. Therefore, this source is relevant to the topic as it addresses the most relevant issues in relation to robots in the economy growth of nations.
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EVALUATION 3
Reference: Makridakis, S. (2017). The forthcoming Artificial Intelligence (AI) revolution: Its impact on society and firms. Futures, 90, 46-60. |
How do you know this source is suitable for academic use? Refer to the currency, authority, purpose, reliability of evidence or data, objectivity, use of expected academic conventions.
This is suitable for academic use because of the relevance that the source bears on the topic under discussion. The source addresses the current issues taking shape in the world, the use of artificial intelligence in the industrial sector, the society and the firms in which the use of artificial intelligence has been applied. Besides that, the source also plays its intended purpose such that addresses on the future expectations on the use of artificial intelligence and the current application of the tool in the society. For instance, the use of robot-nurses in taking care of the patients in the hospitals. The source has also addressed the revolution that is taking shape on the global stage. The use of artificial intelligence and robotics in the industry to take care of the activities that were initially taken care of by human beings. It goes further to address how the issue has been handled in an amicable way ensuring that the industry and production process is on the raise by the use of modern techniques. |
How is the source relevant to your title? What are the useful points / arguments made in the text?
This source is highly relevant to the topic of discussion because of the role it meets all the objectives of the topic. The source addresses modern trends in the use of artificial intelligence which has led to creation of robots that play various roles in the economy of the nations. The source also highlights the impacts that the source has had on the social life of the population in both developed and developing nations. Besides that, both firms that have implemented the use artificial intelligence and those that have not initiated the technique have also been addressed by the source in order to differentiate the impact created by the use of artificial intelligence and robots in manufacturing and production process.
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EVALUATION 4
Reference: Metzger, P. T. (2016). Space development and space science together, an historic opportunity. Space Policy, 37, 77-91. |
How do you know this source is suitable for academic use? Refer to the currency, authority, purpose, reliability of evidence or data, objectivity, use of expected academic conventions.
This source is relevant to the topic of discussion because of the fact that it addresses on the pertinent issues addressed in the topic. The issue of science and space develops has only been made possible by the use robots in the research. The policies that have been formulated have also been made to ensure that they meet the current trends in the society which involves the use of technology and science in the exploration of modern issues. Besides that, the source meets the current trends in the society as its still current and has high relevance in the topic of discussion as it does not only address the current use of technology in the society today but on the ways that technology and science can be used in exploration of the future cases. The data is also reliable in terms of the research conducted in the source. The resources that were put in the study must have been able to give trustable results that can be reliable when making necessary decisions. As a result, the data obtained and the way in which the source addresses most of the common issues in the topic has ensured that the topic meets its objectives and the use of academic conventions as intended.
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How is the source relevant to your title? What are the useful points / arguments made in the text?
The source is highly relevant to the topic because of the fact that it addresses on the space development and space science all that involve the use of technology and science which recalls the use of robots in the research to meet their objectives. The source is also relevant in the sense that it addresses on the issue of how technology will change the life in the society, the impact of science and technology in the space and the society at a large. Besides that, the source also makes the use of technology to make the appropriate decisions and research about the future. Therefore, this is a highly resourceful material that should be considered when addressing issues concerning space and science issues. |
Part 2: Essay Outline
Provide a clear plan of your essay, including the key points you will include, and the sources you will use to support your points. You can use the sources you were given, as well as your own sources.
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Impacts of Robots in Developing and Developed Nations |
Plan for overall structure |
Introduction |
P1. Technology, science and robots in the society |
P2. The role of robots in the society |
P3. The impacts of robots in the society both developed and developing nations |
P4. The impact of robots in industries and firms |
P5. The future of technology, science and robots in the society |
Conclusion |
Introductory paragraph structure | |
Background |
The initiation of concept of robots in the society
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Outline |
How the use of robots has brought about changes in the society, the impacts that have been created by the use of robots
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Thesis statement |
The essay addresses the impacts that have been created by the use robots in the society and the future of robots in the universe.
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Paragraph 1 Topic sentence
Technology, robots and science in the society |
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Supporting points | Evidence / example/ data | Citation |
Introduction of robots in the society |
The use of science and technology has been the major cause of revolution in the use of robots in the society. The need to achieve more work within a short time frame has led the scientists to thick of inventing the use of robots to supplement human power
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(Goos, 2018). |
Technology application | The functioning of robots in various duties that they are mandated to execute depends on the type of software that they have been installed with. Therefore, they can be reprogrammed to execute varies duties at ago or rather work on a single project as fast as possible
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(Ford, 2015). |
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Concluding / linking sentence
Technology has played a massive role in the development of robots in the society and the roles that these robots play is highly determines of the success in most high tech companies and therefore it’s important that the field of robots is allocated the necessary resources that it requires.
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Paragraph 2 Topic sentence
Role in the society |
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Support | Evidence / example/ data | Citation |
The field of education
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Robots have played a big role in the field of education; this is especially for the case of the disabled children in the society. As robots have been used to enable such kids to live a normal life, social with others and learn such that they can be useful in the society.
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(Miller & Nourbakhsh, 2016). |
Production and manufacturing | The use of robots in the production and manufacturing processes has really ensured that there is massive boost in the industries. This is because the process has been made faster and effective with little human power being used. |
(Chiacchio, Petropoulos, & Pichler, 2018).
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Concluding / linking sentence
The use of technology in the society has led to massive benefits being made; this is because with the application of robots in various fields there are tremendous benefits than ever.
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Paragraph 3 Topic sentence
The impact in developed and undeveloped nations |
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Support | Evidence / example/ data | Citation |
Resource utilization | The use of robots has meant that there is utilization of resources that lay unused in both developed and undeveloped nations. This has led to an increase in the production process.
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(Dirican, 2015). |
Unemployment | The use of technology and robots in particular in the industries and firms is likely to lead to an increase in the unemployment rate. This is because the use of technology has meant that they can produce more at a faster rate than the normal human rate.
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(West, 2015). |
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Concluding / linking sentence
The use of technology and the robots has led to massive development in the industries due to increased production. However, there are also negative impacts such as the increase in unemployment that have to be considered.
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Paragraph 4 Topic sentence
Industries and firms |
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Support | Evidence / example/ data | Citation |
Increase in production
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The use of technology has resulted into increase in the production at the industrial level and the firms that have resorted into the use of modern technology |
(Chiacchio, Petropoulos & Pichler, 2018). |
Increased efficiency
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The use of robots and technology has also resulted into the increase in the efficiency in the process of production. A higher efficiency in production process has meant that the needs and wants of customers can always be satisfied. |
(Toris et al, 2015, September) |
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Paragraph 5 Topic sentence
The future of science, technology and robots in the society |
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Support | Evidence / example/ data | Citation |
Advanced technology | The future is bright for the case of application of the technology and robots in the society. This is because technology is ever advancing in the society and this will always ensure that it’s applied in the industries.
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(Cockburn, Henderson, & Stern, 2018). |
Increased yield | The advancement in technology and the use of robots will most likely lead to an increase in the production of goods and services required.
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(Graetz, & Michaels, 2018). |
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Conclusion
The future of technology and robots is very bright due to the fact that the world is on the verge of continuous innovations in production processes.
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Part 3: Sources
Write a reference list for at least SIX sources which you have found yourself. You should also include the two sources you were given if you plan to use them in your essay.
Chiacchio, F., Petropoulos, G., & Pichler, D. (2018). The impact of industrial robots on EU employment and wages: A local labour market approach. Bruegel.
Cockburn, I. M., Henderson, R., & Stern, S. (2018). The impact of artificial intelligence on innovation (No. w24449). National Bureau of Economic Research.
Dirican, C. (2015). The impacts of robotics, artificial intelligence on business and economics. Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences, 195, 564-573.
Ford, M. (2015). Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future. Basic Books.
Goos, M. (2018). The impact of technological progress on labour markets: policy challenges. Oxford Review of Economic Policy, 34(3), 362-375.
Graetz, G., & Michaels, G. (2018). Robots at work. Review of Economics and Statistics, 100(5), 753-768.
Miller, D. P., & Nourbakhsh, I. (2016). Robotics for education. In Springer handbook of robotics (pp. 2115-2134). Springer, Cham.
Toris, R., Kammerl, J., Lu, D. V., Lee, J., Jenkins, O. C., Osentoski, S., … & Chernova, S. (2015, September). Robot web tools: Efficient messaging for cloud robotics. In 2015 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) (pp. 4530-4537). IEEE.
West, D. M. (2015). What happens if robots take the jobs? The impact of emerging technologies on employment and public policy. Centre for Technology Innovation at Brookings, Washington DC.