ICT PRESENTATION

Manufacturing-
Robot
Topics for
Discussion
WHAT IS A ROBOT?

WHAT MAKES THEM

DIFFERENT FROM OTHER
M A C H I N E S ​?

THE USE OF THEM IN

MANUFACTURING AREAS

ADVANTAGES

DISADVANTAGES
What is a robot?
AN AUTOMATED PIECE OF EQUIPMENT
DESIGNED TO DO ROUTINE OR REPETITIVE
TASKS

CAN USUALLY BE RE-PROGRAMMED TO

PERFORM A VARIETY OF TASKS
What makes them
different from other
Machines​?
ROBOTS CAN DO MORE TASKS THAN THE
AVERAGE MACHINE; THEY CAN BE
PROGRAMMED TO PERFORM A VARIETY OF
TASKS, MEANING THAT ONE ROBOT CAN DO
MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF TASKS

THIS DIFFERS FROM REGULAR MACHINES,

WHICH USUALLY CAN ONLY DO A FEW TASKS AT
BEST

IN CONCLUSION, A ROBOT CAN DO WHATEVER

A MACHINE CAN DO, AND IT CAN BE
REPROGRAMMED TO COMPLETE OTHER TYPES
OF TASKS TOO.
The use of them in
manufacturing areas
THEY'RE USED IN A VARIETY OF AREAS, SUCH
AS SPRAYING CAR BODIES WITH PAINT,
ASSEMBLING THE BODY PARTS, ASSEMBLING
THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION, AND FITTING
WINDSCREENS

ROBOTS ARE FITTED WITH DIFFERENT

DEVICES, KNOWN AS END EFFECTORS, TO
PERFORM DIFFERENT TASKS

TO SPRAY CAR BODIES WITH PAINT, ROBOTS

ARE USUALLY FITTED WITH A SPRAY GUN
The use of them in
manufacturing areas
TO CARRY OUT THE TASK OF SPRAYING PAINT,
ROBOTS ARE PROGRAMMED WITH SEQUENCES
OF INSTRUCTIONS OR MAY BE MANUALLY
CARRIED OUT AND GUIDED BY A HUMAN
Advantages
1. THEY CAN FUNCTION IN ENVIRONMENTS THAT
WOULD OTHERWISE BE HARMFUL TO HUMANS
(AN EXTREME EXAMPLE OF THIS IS THE ROBOT
SENT TO MARS)
2. THEY DON'T NEED TO TAKE BREAKS LIKE
HUMAN OPERATORS DO- THEY CAN WORK NON-
STOP
3. THEIR WORK IS MUCH MORE CONSISTENT,
LIKE HOW THEY CAN KEEP PRODUCING
IDENTICAL MODELS OF TOYS (AS OPPOSED TO
THE INCONSISTENT WORK USUALLY PRODUCED
BY HUMANS)
4. THEY CAN PERFORM THE EASIER YET STILL
TIME-CONSUMING AND REPETITIVE TASKS AT
HAND, LEAVING HUMANS MORE TIME TO DO
THE TASKS THAT REQUIRE MORE SKILL
5. THEY ARE ALSO FAR MORE PRODUCTIVE THAN
HUMANS
Disadvantages
1. THEY CAN AND WILL PRODUCE HIGHER RATES
OF UNEMPLOYMENT; CREATING A MUCH MORE
COMPETITIVE JOB MARKET
2. THE INITIAL COSTS AND SET-UP WILL BE VERY
EXPENSIVE AND TIME-CONSUMING
3. THERE ARE RISKS OF HUMAN SKILLS BEING
LOST, SUCH AS WELDING (DUE TO ROBOTS
PROBABLY PERFORMING THIS TASK MORE AND
MORE UNTIL NO HUMANS DO ANYMORE)
4. FACTORIES MAY HAVE TO BE RELOCATED,
CAUSING HIGHER RATES OF UNEMPLOYMENT
5. THEY MAY FIND IT HARD TO DO "UNUSUAL"
TASKS