Modern technology has equipped us with machines, which are working like robots. There are positive and
negative effects of these machines on the individual and the society, which I shall highlight in this essay.
Overall the pros outweigh the cons.
On the positive side, machines are faster, more convenient and energy saving. Households and industries
are much facilitated with machines. Personal use of machines gives people more free time to spend with
family and pursue hobbies. Likewise, industrial use of machines reduces manpower for work and increases
output. ln the words of Oscar Wilde - "On mechanical slavery, on the slavery of the machine, the future of
the world depends. "
Moreover, computer machines or robots manage our banks and even the tickets at the airport are issued
by machine-robot. The computerization certainly relieves human beings from dull repetitive task without
any human error. What is more, robotic surgery is being done to overcome the limitation of human beings
such as trembling of human hands. Microscopic surgeries and eye operations can be better done with the
help of robotic surgeons.
On the negative side, machines reduce the need of manual work, which can lead to unemployment
especially in the developing countries. What is more, insufficient knowledge of machine handling and
operating is detrimental to uneducated workers and they end up getting injuries or disabilities while
working with machines. Technical failures can also disturb the whole working system and lead to losses.
Other negative effects of machines are on the health of individuals, especially the housewives who rely
heavily on machines for the household chores. Machines are a failure where creative work is required. For
example, machines cannot reproduce the unique and original work done by many artisans. lt has been
rightly said that a machine can do the work of a thousand ordinary men, but no machine can do the work
of one extraordinary man.
Overall, the positive effects of machines outweigh the negative effects on the individual and society.
However, in developing countries, in order to meet the employment needs of the population, a balance
has to be maintained between manual work and mechanization.
Modern technology has equipped us with
machines
, which are working like robots. There are
positive
and
negative
effects of these
machines
on the individual and the society, which I shall highlight in this essay.
Overall
the pros outweigh the cons.
On the
positive
side,
machines
are faster, more convenient and energy saving. Households and industries
are much facilitated with
machines
. Personal
use
of
machines
gives
people
more free time to spend with
family and pursue hobbies.
Likewise
, industrial
use
of
machines
reduces
manpower for
work
and increases
output.
ln
the words of Oscar Wilde
-
"
On mechanical slavery, on the slavery of the
machine
, the future of
the world depends.
"
Moreover
, computer
machines
or robots manage our banks and even the tickets at the airport
are issued
by machine-robot. The computerization
certainly
relieves
human
beings from dull repetitive task without
any
human
error.
What is more
, robotic surgery is
being done
to overcome the limitation of
human
beings
such as trembling of
human
hands. Microscopic surgeries and eye operations can be better done with the
help
of robotic surgeons.
On the
negative
side,
machines
reduce
the need of manual
work
, which can lead to unemployment
especially
in the
developing countries
.
What is more
, insufficient knowledge of
machine
handling and
operating is detrimental to uneducated
workers and
they
end
up getting injuries or disabilities while
working with
machines
. Technical failures can
also
disturb the whole working system and lead to losses.
Other
negative
effects of
machines
are on the health of individuals,
especially
the housewives who rely
heavily
on
machines
for the household chores.
Machines
are a failure where creative
work
is required
. For
example,
machines
cannot reproduce the unique and original
work
done by
many
artisans.
lt
has been
rightly
said that a
machine
can do the
work
of a thousand ordinary
men
,
but
no
machine
can do the work
of one extraordinary
man
.
Overall
, the
positive
effects of
machines
outweigh the
negative
effects on the individual and society.
However
, in
developing countries
, in order to
meet
the employment needs of the population, a balance
has to
be maintained
between manual
work
and mechanization.